Job summary
- Main area
- General Surgery
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week ()
- Job ref
- 040-AC151-0525
- 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
- 28/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Inpatient Scheduler
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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.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
An exciting career opportunity has arisen within the In Patient Scheduling Team. The post holder will be responsible for the booking of Outpatient, Inpatient treatments, also the management of waiting lists and the validation of Referral to Treatment Time (RTT) pathways.
Main duties of the job
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 clinic lists, taking into account such matters as pre-assessment, availability of
equipment, clinicians, clinical need, case mixes, etc. To possess the ability to adjust accordingly in line with any changes.
To manage 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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good general education including English and Mathematics at GCSE (Grade C or above) or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience to NVQ Level 3
- IT skills in relation to Microsoft packages including word/excel
- Experience of handling telephone calls of a potentially sensitive nature whilst recording information accurately into multiple electronic data systems
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Waiting list procedures
- Experience of using Myrrdin, &CWS
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working under pressure to tight deadlines and deal with difficult situations e.g. patients, public and visitors.
- Good administrative skills
- Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise
Desirable criteria
- Desirable (but not essential): Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Trina Felvus
- Job title
- Directorate Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Amy Gough
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