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The Failsafe Officer (FO) will support the Ophthalmology service and ensure patients are managed within the guideline timescales. The post of Failsafe Officer will provide the interface between clinicians, supporting staff and patients to manage and develop the overall patient pathway.
Responsibilities
* Investigations
* Treatment plan
* Review and assessments
* Ongoing treatment
To ensure all patient events are appropriately recorded, accurately and timely on the Patient Administration system (PAS).
To maintain an accurate tracking system and monitor compliance with defined treatment timelines for all patients.
To liaise with clinicians, service managers, waiting list staff and outpatient appointments (PSC) where patients are not booked within required timescales to agree and implement actions required to ensure full compliance.
To work with the Lead Clinician and Ophthalmology Access Manager on service demands and available capacity, implementing any changes required to maintain a fully compliant service.
To provide regular reports on patient pathways and tracking compliance to Trust clinicians, managers and PCT representatives.
Additional responsibilities
* Co-ordination of the patient clinical pathway for individual patients
* Maintenance of patient tracking system to monitor and ensure full compliance of patient pathway and treatments within defined guidelines
* Close liaison with clinicians, service managers, ophthalmic nurses, medical secretaries and appointment staff to plan and undertake new patient clinics and assessments, within defined timelines for individual patients
* Ensure the data integrity of the PAS system is maintained through reconciliation and validation of patient event data held on other systems
Please be advised sponsorship is not eligible for this post.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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