Manager, Patients Relations Service / St Andrew's Community Hospital

at  ST ANDREWS MISSION HOSPITAL

JOB SUMMARY

• To plan, develop and implement the organizational strategy and framework for patients’ relations and positive experience in the patients’ journey of care in St Andrew’s Community Hospital.
• To oversee and be responsible for the communications and patients’ relations matters of St. Andrew’s Community Hospital, through befriending and building of a strong rapport with the patients and their family.
• To collaborate with HODs and line staff to operationalize the patients experience strategy.
• To provide expertise and resources in educating the Head of Departments and line staff in the philosophy and techniques of patients experience improvement.
• To set benchmarks/targets for evaluating the effectiveness of the patients’ relations services and programmes for the purpose of continuous improvement.

2) PATIENTS EXPERIENCE PROGRAMMES

• To work with Corporate Communications, Pastoral Care Services and Nursing in organizing patients’ engagement events.
• To develop programmes and events to promote patients’ engagement and improve patients experience.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Diploma/Degree or training in public relations, communications and counselling.
• Preferably has relevant working experience in hospitality or public relations or caregiver support and counselling.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in a managerial role.
• Is independent, dependable, self-motivated, creative, warm, outgoing and has good interpersonal relationship skills.
• Is strong in public relations and client experience or in areas of support and counselling.
• Has good organisational ability, is resourceful and is able to carry out positive communications and rapport building to enhance patients’ experience of the hospital services.
• Is mature in disposition, to be able to cope with changes and demanding situation.
• Is able to discern sensitive issues and offer reasonable guidance/suggestions to solve the problem or handle the situation.
• Is resilient, calm and exercise sound judgement so as to overcome a crisis situation and prevent/minimise any negative impact on the organisation’s image and staff morale.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To provide training in dementia care to staff as well as to caregivers.
• To carry out duties and responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.