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Ward Administrator
| Posting date: | 03 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,546.00 to £32,207.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30546.00 - £32207.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 November 2025 |
| Location: | Tooting, SW170QT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9273-25-0325 |
Summary
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of strong applications The post holder will be a member of the Elective Care Administration team reporting to the Elective Care Manager. You will be required to work closely with:Elective Care Administration TeamConsultant surgeons and their teamsLead nursesPre-assessment staffTheatresMedical secretariesClinical coding departmentIT departmentMedical RecordsOther ward administrators across the division/trustAny other external agenciesOther operational management colleaguesTo ensure National and Trust performance targets are met with regards to all inpatient services.To ensure systems are in place to deal with short notice admissions and the smooth flow of patients, maximising availability.Ensure that pre op and pre-assessment notes are collated and prepared at least two weeks in advance matching capacity to available resources through liaison with nursing and clinical staff, including extra sessions as required.Liaise closely with the surgeons, their teams and the lead nurses to ensure that the post operative appointments are booked appropriately.Dates should always be offered within the patients 18 week breach date. Where this is not possible escalate appropriately.Where a patient requires transport or an interpreter ensure that arrangements are made for these to be booked.Exchange information with patients and staff on the admission, transfer and discharge of patients both verbally and in written formatCommunicate with patients over the telephone including dealing with anxious patients and patients with cultural or language differences.The post holder will provide and receive routine information to inform work colleagues, staff from other departments and external contacts. Information will frequently be of a sensitive nature and confidentiality must be ensured at all times. Able to communicate well with patients and their relatives, as well as a wide range of multi-professional staff, internal and external to the Trust. A versatile approach is essential, along with the ability to cope with a number of different tasks simultaneously.Provide on the job training and support to other ward administrators across the division and/or trsu as required.Liaise with GPs and NHS Tracing Service to validate patients details.Work with other departments to obtain patient movement information and ward status.Service developmentAs part of the on-going development of the role to think of ways of improving service and also identifying ways of streamlining any daily processes. To make recommendations and actively implement these where service improvements would result. WORKING PATTERN37.5 hours per week between 07.30-15.30 or 09:00 - 17:00pm on a rota based systemYou may be included in a rota system to cover extended hours when required