Outpatient Booking Officer • Oxford Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nOutpatient Booking Officer with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, England, United Kingdom\n\nWe are looking for a pro-active, motivated individual who enjoys working in a challenging and busy environment within the Ophthalmology Directorate. The successful candidate will need to have experience of working in the NHS and Knowledge of the 18-week Pathway. Applicants should be well organised with excellent communicational skills and able to work well under pressure and be a key team player. The appointed candidate will be responsible for booking new patient appointments by priority and date order, uploading referral for clinical triage, pathway management for 18-week RTT. The post is vital to the delivery of timely, consistent, high quality care for patients. Computer literacy and good customer service skills are a must although full training will be given. The working hours will be Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 16:30 Ensure accurate and comprehensive patient records and clinical details including outpatient referrals are added onto EPR in a timely manner, according to agreed standards, (the Trusts’ Elective Access Policy and Data Quality). Book appointments on EPR as per Trust procedures in line with the Trusts Elective Access Policy and ensure all referrals are clinically triaged within 48 hours. Ensure that patients on ERS (Electronic Referral System) are given appointment dates in accordance with clinical priority and length of wait, and that patients on the ASI list are managed accordingly. Ensure that the appropriate action is taken following both patient and hospital cancellations, such that the utilisation of elective capacity is maximised. Ensure that the patients’ 18 week RTT pathway is correct on EPR before undertaking any changes. Be responsible for manging designated patient tracking lists (PTL) and attend weekly PTL meetings with the management teams. To ensure all clinician annual leave and changes in outpatient sessions are accurately recorded Take a lead to resolve clinic cancellation issues by communicating with colleagues and arranging cover or alternative clinics where required. The post holder is expected to develop an understanding of the Trust Elective Access Policy and related procedures, and to make a positive contribution to the ongoing development of elective administration processes. 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 of 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. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kay Phillips Job title: Outpatients Team Leader Email address: kay.phillips@ouh.nhs.uk kay.phillips@ouh.nhs.uk Ophthalmology Bookings team leader - Medical Ophthalmology & EED"}