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Job summary

Main area
Admin & Clerical
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week (2 POSTS - Working days Monday-Friday 9-5 (condensed days considered) / Part Time 21.5hrs Job Share)
Job ref
040-AC183-0525
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Gwent Hospital
Town
Newport
Salary
£24,433 - £26,060 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board logo

Urology Outpatient / Scheduling Clerk

Band 3

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3. 

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

 

Job overview

The Urology service is currently looking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated person to join our team to support the outpatient booking team in the delivery of key services and  cancer targets within the Surgery Division.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive booking support service to consultant and junior medical staff within the service. This will include organising, planning and prioritising tasks and workload.

As a service, it is vitally important in that we provide a high quality service to patients, therefore if you are interested in joining a highly motivated team - it would be great to hear from you.

Additionally, we are looking to appoint a Scheduling clerk to become part of our busy team.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all protocols are adhered to and undertake appropriate action in necessary adhering to RTT 
rules. 

The post holder will plan, prioritise and organise theatre and lists, taking into account such matters as pre-assessment fitness, availability of 
equipment, clinicians, case mixes, etc. You must possess the ability to adjust accordingly in line with any changes, and to manage your own workload to defined departmental policies and procedures. A manager will be available for reference when required.

Each scheduler deals with a large volume of individual theatre and clinic lists, making the appropriate allocation of patients within defined 
timescales.

Job descriptions for both jobs are attached. You need only apply once.

Main duties of the job

·         Ensure cancer targets are achieved

·         Ensure patients are prevented from breaching targets

·         Clinic / theatre capacity is utilised and cancellations are kept to a minimum

·         Regular communication with the Team Leader and Urology consultants and clinical nursing team.

·         All appointments are booked within internal and national targets, including RTT and ‘Treat in Turn’

·         Patient focused booking and direct patient booking are utilised to increase utilisation and reduce DNA rates

·         Ensure an efficient telephone service is maintained

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Flexible to the needs of the service
  • Accurate and methodical

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of WG guidelines
  • Knowledge of Referral to Treatment Times
  • Knowledge of Single Cancer Pathway Targets
Desirable criteria
  • Detailed Knowledge of WPAS
  • Detailed Knowledge of Clinical Workstation
  • Knowledge of GDPR

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous clerical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in dealing with the public
  • Customer Service Experience

Good standard of education

Essential criteria
  • GCSE Maths and English(1) A levels or equivalent (1) Degree or equivalent (1)
  • Computer Literate
  • Detailed Knowledge of Microsoft Applications e.g Excel/Sharepoint
Desirable criteria
  • Customer Service training
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Credit Unions WalesApprenticeships logoAge positiveImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrCore principles

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Oatley
Job title
Business Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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