Admissions Officer

Job overview

Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week

Applicants who have previously submitted applications should not reapply.

The post-holder will be part of the Planned Care Admissions Team and will manage the day to day responsibilities of sending for waiting list patients whilst maximising Theatre session utilisation, arranging pre-admission appointments and dealing with patients who cancel or fail to attend in line with the Trust’s policy.

Main duties of the job

• To work in conjunction with the Assistant Service Managers/Service Line to monitor and manage the Surgical waiting lists in line with the Trust policies and procedures, ensuring that reportable waiting deadlines are not breached.
• Monitor daily PTL ensuring accuracy, highlighting and rectifying errors as they occur, escalating issues in advance (e.g. capacity problems) to the Management Team /Service Line as appropriate.
• To accurately add patients to the waiting list, ensuring all admission details are fully completed, arranging admissions in accordance with clinical priority and breach date. To maintain and update patient records including any cancellations, suspensions, additional comments or patient communication.
• To maintain the accuracy of data entered, especially in relation to the recording of patient choice and suspensions when booking TCI’s.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.​

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.​