Regional Booking Clerk

The post holder will provide administrative and clerical support to the Regional Ophthalmology service within the Scheduled Care Division. The post holder is a key member of the team, working closely with the wider South East Wales Regional Ophthalmology service on the business management of the service. To manage inpatient waiting lists and supervise the day to day running of the inpatient scheduling service.

To provide support to the management team and its clinicians to deliver outstanding service delivery and organisational performance. This includes working with others, to develop practical service planning delivery that supports improvements in patient experience and care and reduce the overall current waiting times for this service. The main focus of this role will to be to provide support to ensure access targets are met within the Regional Ophthalmology service and that inpatient and outpatient capacity is well utilised.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

To ensure all theatre lists and outpatient clinics are prospectively booked, identifying any shortfalls in capacity to the Assistant Booking Team Leader in a timely manner

To assist in the training and supervision of all clerical staff

To promote good staff communication skills with emphasis on patient contact by telephone and in person

Responsible for dealing with day-to-day staff operational and personnel issues

To work autonomously and make decisions within specified guidelines and procedures, seeking advice where necessary

To establish and maintain frequent contact with assigned Consultants and their teams to ensure good communication regarding available theatre lists and suitability of patients

To be aware of all consultant job plans and be responsible for ensuring vacant theatre lists and clinics are backfilled to capacity

To be responsible for ensuring that all fitness and PAC clinics are filled, liaising with consultants where there is a shortfall in capacity to address the gap

To ensure that all theatre lists and outpatient clinics are being scheduled appropriately and accurately and that theatre utilization is maximized

To be responsible for early identification of any potential breaching patient

To liaise with the Anaesthetic Department to ensure Anaesthetic cover is provided for elective and backfill lists

To keep abreast of any changes in policies and procedures and implement amendments as appropriate

To attend internal and external meetings as required, undertaking all associated administrative duties to support the Directorate with inpatient admissions

Provide cover for Schedulers for annual leave and sickness

Responsible for ensuring all protocols are adhered to by inpatient staff and undertake appropriate action if necessary

Responsible for ensuring that the data quality input by staff is accurate

Responsible for producing / auditing waiting lists and distribution to wards and theatres etc as required

Responsible for ensuring all information sent to patients from the department is relevant and accurate

Ensure up-to-date knowledge of current waiting list target

Ensure that all protocols are adhered to by Schedulers and undertake appropriate action

To arrange and participate in meetings relating to RTT, additional capacity and also to facilitate the setting up of such requirements when necessary

To create populate and run the sub-specialty meetings as a key stakeholder

To be responsible for data collection and contributions for operational meeting