Patient Care Coordinator (Medical Secretary) | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,279 - £33,116 per annum inc (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6230093/259-6230093RLH |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and ambitious individual to join the Trauma & Orthopaedic Department at The Royal London Hospital. We are seeking to recruit a Patient Care Coordinator to the Orthopaedic Team to provide excellent patient care and pathway support and to assist in the delivery of a high quality service.
The post holder will play a key role in ensuring a smooth and efficient pathway administration for patients throughout their journey through the Service; from the point of referral, to point of discharge. The successful applicant will be highly motivated, proactive and well organized with a strong sense of patient/customer care. The ability to multi task and work under pressure with a can do attitude in what can often be a busy office environment is essential.
Candidates ideally should have a good knowledge and understanding of patient access targets and have knowledge of healthcare administrative systems and processes.
This is a fantastic opportunity for those wanting broaden their skill set and who may be seeking to develop a career in an NHS or Healthcare setting.
To support the administration and delivery of the Orthopaedic service through typing clinic letters in a timely manner and ensuring letter turn-around times are maintained, supporting the validation of patient pathways and next events to prevent breaches, and working closely with the service’s administrative and clerical teams. Please refer to the attached job description for a full outline of the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024