Job overview
An exciting and challenging secondment opportunity has be created to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic department as a Failsafe Officer at
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
We need a highly motivated and proactive individual to ensure all of our patients are seen and treated within the national guidelines.
The role requires an individual who has a methodical approach to tasks, pays attention to detail and has the ability to prioritise and organise their
work.
Main duties of the job
1. The purpose of this post is to ensure robust governance over the patient’s pathway by maintaining oversight and management of both clinical capacity and demand and the operational patient treatment list.
2. To provide an excellent service to our patients, their relatives and carers.
3. To manage and assist in the development of processes to achieve local and national standards relating to patient access to care.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
4. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
5. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
6. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
7. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
8. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
9. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
10. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
11. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
12. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
13. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
14. Good Standard of education
15. GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
16. Evidence of further continued professional development.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
17. Use of Microsoft office packages
18. Previous experience in Orthopeadics
19. Experience of coaching/teaching of staff
20. Previous experience managing change, work under pressure in a busy environment with time constraints
21. Previous experience of supervising a team
22. Experience of having worked to performance targets and within a service level agreement
23. Awareness and understanding of patient access targets
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
24. Good communication skills, at all levels and across a range of individuals including clinical staff and patients
25. Knowledge of ocular and neuroanatomy and physiology
26. Ability to work with differing client groups particularly with unusual/difficult cases/situations
27. Track record of being a good team worker
28. Proven ability to develop a team.
29. Evidence of initiating skills and working practices to develop local protocols
30. Ability to adapt to change by discussing, adopting and implementing new ideas and solutions
31. To communicate effectively with patients, relatives and staff in difficult situations
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
32. Ability to work flexible hours, as the service requires
33. Ability to work across multiple sites
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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