Elective Access & Theatre Scheduling Lead

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greenhill; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a proactive administrator to coordinate elective admissions, liaise with consultants across sites, and ensure sessions are booked with maximum utilisation while respecting clinical urgency and waiting times.

The post holder will monitor and audit trust data, manage waiting lists, and synchronise outpatient and inpatient pathways to track national targets.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient's elective admission.
• Liaise with consultants and surgeons across sites to book theatre sessions with maximum utilisation.
• Monitor and audit trust data from Performance / Information and manage waiting lists to meet national targets.
• Synchronise outpatient waiting list and inpatient waiting list to track 18 week pathway targets.
• Ensure elective theatre lists are compiled and signed off by surgical teams/General Management.
• Contact patients offering admission dates and confirm dates in line with policy.
• Create a waiting list entry for patients requiring admission.
• Use correct OPC codes for waiting list entries.
• Book patient appointments on Cerner and send confirmations or call for short-notice bookings.
• Book admissions for cancer patients and liaise with Cancer MDT Co-ordinators.
• Book Pre-operative assessment (POA) appointments at least two weeks before surgery.

Tools

Cerner

Job description

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a proactive administrator to coordinate elective admissions, liaise with consultants across sites, and ensure sessions are booked with maximum utilisation while respecting clinical urgency and waiting times.

The post holder will monitor and audit trust data, manage waiting lists, and synchronise outpatient and inpatient pathways to track national targets.