Endoscopy Booking Coordinator at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
London SE13 6LH, , United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Oct, 25

Salary

25674.0

Posted On

04 Jul, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Hospital/Health Care

Description

The post holder will work with the Endoscopy Supervisor to manage the waiting list and ensure all patients are booked to the appropriate endoscopic test within the required timeframe. They will take part in service improvement and development with the endoscopy coordinator and implement changes as necessary or agreed. On occasion, the post holder may also be required to work at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Endoscopy Booking office to ensure smooth running of the service across the trust.
To ensure the Endoscopy Service works within national and trust guidelines working closely with the endoscopy Supervisor to ensure standards are identified and met. Work strictly within relevant targets, including endoscopy targets, outpatient targets and Cancer targets and bring potential waiting time problems to the attention of the endoscopy coordinator. Have knowledge of and understanding of the importance and implications of Endoscopy and outpatient clinic rescheduling, including basic rescheduling duties. To contact all patients when booking both short-notice and routine appointments ensuring that all appointments are monitored and a robust process is in place to identify patients who do not confirm their appointment. Book interpreter services and ensuring that this information is recorded accurately. Highlight any capacity problems to the Endoscopy Supervisor. Where required, manage referrals and the tracking of these to external, outsourced providers. To be responsible for the departmental resources including the ordering of stationery as and when required. Identify any training needs and discuss with these with the Endoscopy Supervisor during PDP . To manage the day to day running of the department taking responsibility for anticipating and resolving issues as they arise. To escalate to the endoscopy Supervisor any issues that may impact on the service. To work with the endoscopy Supervisor to develop new ways of working and development of service improvement.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
To ensure the Endoscopy Service works within national and trust guidelines working closely with the endoscopy Supervisor to ensure standards are identified and met.
Work strictly within relevant targets, including endoscopy targets, outpatient targets and Cancer targets and bring potential waiting time problems to the attention of the endoscopy coordinator.
Have knowledge of and understanding of the importance and implications of Endoscopy and outpatient clinic rescheduling, including basic rescheduling duties.
To contact all patients when booking both short-notice and routine appointments ensuring that all appointments are monitored and a robust process is in place to identify patients who do not confirm their appointment.
Book interpreter services and ensuring that this information is recorded accurately
Highlight any capacity problems to the Endoscopy Supervisor. Where required, manage referrals and the tracking of these to external, outsourced providers.
To be responsible for the departmental resources including the ordering of stationery as and when required.
Identify any training needs and discuss with these with the Endoscopy Supervisor during PDP . To manage the day to day running of the department taking responsibility for anticipating and resolving issues as they arise.
To escalate to the endoscopy Supervisor any issues that may impact on the service. To work with the endoscopy Supervisor to develop new ways of working and development of service improvement

Responsibilities

Please refer the Job description for details

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