Pre-assessment Administrator

Job overview

The post involves administrator responsibility in the pre operative assessment department, where we screening and assessment of a diverse group of patients undergoing a wide range of elective surgical and orthopaedic procedures. The role requires a structured approach & ability to multi task accurately.

It is expected that the candidate for this post will be proficient in audio touch typing, and be efficient & organised in their approach. The candidate must have a high level of communication skills to facilitate interaction with the multidisciplinary team.

We pride ourselves on being a close and supportive team which consists of Anaesthetists, a Clinical Lead Nurse, Specialist nurses, Staff nurses, health care assistants and administrative staff, who would provide the successful candidate with the support required to become an integral member of our close team

Poole Hospital is part of University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust since our merger with Bournemouth Hospital. It has been an exciting time for our department as we develop our digital pre-assessment service, changing and shaping the way the department runs to improve patient care.

Base Location: Across both sites

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

• Welcoming patients to department & giving out relevant documentation for patient to complete.
• Answering phone queries from patients and other departments.
• Preparing notes for clinics.
• Organising and booking patients into Cardiopulmonary exercise test clinic run by anaesthetists.
• Completing audio typing from anaesthetists from this clinic.
• Tracking notes.
• Booking and organising anaesthetic note clinics

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to job description and person spec for responsibilities and description

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.