Admissions Failsafe Officer

at  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The Surgical Care Group is looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Admissions Failsafe Officer to pro-actively perform specific failsafe duties within the Admissions Department.
This demanding role will require excellent time management and organisational skills. The successful candidate must be able to prioritise their own workload and will require a flexible approach to their duties.
The post holder should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages. Ability to use a range of computer systems to collate information and escalate potential problem areas. Training will be given where necessary for internal IT systems.
There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you are able to work on your own initiative.
To provide a comprehensive and quality administration service to the Admissions Department. To be responsible on a day-to-day basis for undertaking the specific failsafe duties within the Admissions Department to ensure that an efficient, timely and patient focused service is provided and the clinical needs of patients are met in accordance with the current operating framework and the NHS constitution.
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

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