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Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Trust Values
Patients First
- Trust Values
Always Improving
- Trust Values
Working Together
- Aptitudes and skills required
Able to work independently with minimum supervision to analyse current processes and develop monitoring systems
- Aptitudes and skills required
Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison and negotiation skills.
- Aptitudes and skills required
IT skills and ability to develop these skills further
- Aptitudes and skills required
Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines
- Aptitudes and skills required
Able to demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in working with complex data and issues
- Aptitudes and skills required
Polite and sympathetic with patients/families when raising concerns
- Aptitudes and skills required
Motivated and motivational
- Aptitudes and skills required
Team player
- Aptitudes and skills required
Ability to work with others and to share knowledge and skill as required
- Qualifications / training required
Degree or equivalent experience or training
- Qualifications / training required
Good knowledge of a range of administrative systems and processes
- Qualifications / training required
Proven skill in utilisation of data analysis IT systems and Microsoft office packages
- Qualifications / training required
Wide breadth of speciality knowledge in relation to access activities
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Significant operational and service management experience within a Health setting.
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Detailed specialist knowledge of health service and trust policy in relation to access and nationally agreed targets
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Proficient knowledge of all hospital computerised patient management systems
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Experience of dealing with non routine and complex problems, chasing progress and ensuring appropriate resource management
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Working in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Ability to collaborate and contribute to cost improvement and service improvement projects
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Experience of working directly with colleagues, commissioners, patients and their families in responding to complaints or queries related to access to services
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications / training required
Experience of developing programmes/systems that monitor and improve efficiency or safety in a healthcare environment
- Qualifications / training required
Evidence of continuing professional development
- Qualifications / training required
Evidence of project/programme management.
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Able to demonstrate evidence of effective financial management.
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Experience of developing user/carer involvement.
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Experience of complex change management.
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Skills/experience of working with senior clinicians.
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Access Manager Contract Type: Fixed Term Fixed Term Contract End Date: November 2027 Purpose for Fixed Term: Secondment
Under current Home Office rules, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in Cancer Care as Access manager on a 12 month secondment.
As part of our team, you will be responsible for delivery of local and national access targets for the Care Group, ensuring all activity within the care group is delivered within agreed Trust and government waiting time targets. You will also be responsible for interpretation and implementation of the Trusts access policy.
You will report to a member of the Care Groups operational management team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsibilities In this role, your key responsibilities will include: - Delivery of local and national access targets across the Care Group - Ensuring activity within the care group is delivered within agreed Trust and government waiting time targets including RTT and Cancer Performance targets. - Interpretation and implementation of the Trusts access policy for the care group
What experience/skills are needed - Please see person specification
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This advert is for Access Manager with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Manager role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (fixed term 12 months - ending November 2027). The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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