Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Admin - Team 2
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-6399124PCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
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Assistant Patient Pathway Coordinator - CAT 2 (F/T 9 Months)
NHS AfC: Band 3
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 3 Assistant Patient Pathway Coordinator (CAT Team 2 - Ophthalmology)
This is a fixed-term post for 9 months to cover maternity leave.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Patient Pathway Coordinator (APPC) to join our Clinical Administration Team in the Ophthalmology Department.
We are looking for a candidate who can provide support to clinical and non-clinical staff.
You will be a point of contact for administrative issues relating to patients' pathway of care, working as part of a multidisciplinary team and will provide expertise in the proactive management of the patient pathway from referral to discharge, ensuring the entire pathway is managed smoothly.
Main duties of the job
You will ensure high levels of patient and clinician satisfaction by being an accessible, customer-focused and knowledgeable point of contact. You will provide a consistent approach across the Trust, using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that functions of the role are carried out correctly within given timescales.
You will provide a consistent approach across the Trust, using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that functions of the role are carried out correctly within given timescales.
The Ophthalmology team is committed to providing our colleagues with a positive experience assisting them to build fulfilling and rewarding careers.
This is an exciting time to join the Ophthalmology Department as we move towards more digital ways of working, including virtual clinics and assessment.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be the point of contact for all administrative issues relating to patients’ pathway of care. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and will provide support in the proactive management of the patient pathway from referral to discharge, ensuring the entire pathway is managed smoothly.
The post holder will ensure high levels of patient and clinician satisfaction by being an accessible, customer-focused and knowledgeable point of contact. To provide a consistent approach across the Trust, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will describe how the functions of the role will be carried out, along with the timescales to which are to be adhered.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration/Customer Care or acquired equivalent experience
- GCSE or equivalent
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of using of IT systems and patient data systems
- Experience of scheduling outpatient appointments and/or admissions
- Experience of working with patients and providing information regarding their appointments or treatment team
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dianne Caskie
- Job title
- Patient Pathway Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 7169
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