Surgical Admissions Scheduler (Elective Care)

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Surgical Admissions Booking Officer to handle administrative tasks for elective, planned, diagnostic and cancer patient admissions. You will support the Consultant and team, coordinating with departments, GPs and patients as required.

The role involves ensuring timely data entry on e-Camis waiting list and theatre modules, booking by priority, and maintaining national waiting time targets.

Responsibilities

• Dealing promptly with incoming correspondence, telephone calls and enquiries from patients, wards and medical staff in an efficient and effective manner.
• Responsible for ensuring patient details are entered on to the e-Camis waiting list module within 2 working days of arrival in the office.
• To work under the supervision of the Validation and Admissions Officer to ensure that all TCI entries on the waiting list for surgery have a validated clock start.
• Booking patients appropriately and in a timely manner, according to their clinical priority, ensuring national and local waiting times and targets are met, highlighting issues or concerns to the Validation and Admissions Officer.
• Entering patient details on to the e-Camis theatre module, liaising with theatre and treatment centre team leads regarding equipment and correct skill mix of staff available for sessions.
• To ensure that any cancelled operations on the day of surgery are rebooked within the national 28 day target.
• To ensure all lists are fully utilised.

Job description

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Surgical Admissions Booking Officer to handle administrative tasks for elective, planned, diagnostic and cancer patient admissions. You will support the Consultant and team, coordinating with departments, GPs and patients as required.

The role involves ensuring timely data entry on e-Camis waiting list and theatre modules, booking by priority, and maintaining national waiting time targets.