Job overview
The Elective Access Team Leader will support the Patient Access Manager who in conjunction with the Deputy Operational Services Manager are responsible for the management of Referral to Treatment (RTT) & Cancer Access standards across assigned services.
The post holder will take responsibility for the line management of the Directorate Outpatient and Inpatient booking teams and the management of the associated Patient Tracking Lists (PTL’s) across the Directorate.
The Elective Access Team Leader will work with the clinical services ensuring clinical prioritisation and chronological booking is consistent for all outpatient and inpatient appointments within the directorate.
Main duties of the job
To provide assurance to the Trust regarding the management of outpatient and inpatient referral to treatment (RTT) pathways to meet all relevant local and national targets
To be responsible for ensuring that systems are in place to achieve the delivery of the Directorate’s patient access targets via the implementation of new processes and procedures and updating the Patient Access Manager and Deputy Operational Services Manager on, at least, a weekly basis
The post holder is responsible for the practical management of the outpatient and inpatient waiting lists, working closely with the Directorate to ensure waiting list improvements and national targets are achieved
To present highly complex statistical information to staff to assist with ongoing service improvement
The post holder is responsible for supporting the Patient Access Manager and Deputy Operational Services Manager within the directorate in the achievement of all elective access targets
The post holder will be responsible for training all staff in the rules and guidance for RTT delivery under the direction of the Patient Access Manager
The post holder will provide support and line management of the outpatient and inpatient booking teams ensuring optimum utilisation of clinic and theatre capacity
The post holder will be required to cover vacancies/sickness of the elective access team
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
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