Contributing to a vital health service that supports over 43,000 individuals with diabetes in North Yorkshire, making a meaningful impact on community health.
Working in a dynamic environment alongside healthcare professionals, fostering teamwork and collaboration to enhance patient care.
Access to extensive NHS benefits, including a generous pension scheme and flexible holidays, supporting work-life balance and long-term financial security.
Opportunities for personal and professional development through various learning and training programs, enhancing career prospects.
Utilizing and gaining experience with the latest health software packages, promoting technological proficiency within the healthcare sector.
Providing direct support to patients by facilitating their eye screening appointments, which promotes health awareness and preventive care.
Being part of a structured program that emphasizes patient safety and adherence to national standards, showcasing a commitment to high-quality healthcare.
Join the North Yorkshire Diabetic Eye Screening Programme as a Diabetic Eye Screening Administrator in York, and play a vital role in supporting the health of over 43,000 individuals living with diabetes in our community. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive individual, especially those who are passionate about patient care and possess strong organisational skills. Your responsibilities will include scheduling appointments, managing patient registers, and ensuring safe pathways for our patients, all while using state-of-the-art software to enhance service quality.
We know that excellent customer care makes a difference, and your skills will shine as you assist patients and liaise with GPs to address inquiries. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working collaboratively, this role is perfect for you. With generous holiday entitlements, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, and a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, you’ll be part of a dedicated team making impactful changes in healthcare. Ready to make a difference? For more details or to arrange an informal chat, reach out to Aditi Bandyopadhyay at aditi.bandyopadhyay@nhs.net or call 01904 721091.
We know that excellent customer care makes a difference, and your skills will shine as you assist patients and liaise with GPs to address inquiries. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working collaboratively, this role is perfect for you. With generous holiday entitlements, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, and a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, you’ll be part of a dedicated team making impactful changes in healthcare. Ready to make a difference? For more details or to arrange an informal chat, reach out to Aditi Bandyopadhyay at aditi.bandyopadhyay@nhs.net or call 01904 721091.
Contributing to a vital health service that supports over 43,000 individuals with diabetes in North Yorkshire, making a meaningful impact on community health.
Working in a dynamic environment alongside healthcare professionals, fostering teamwork and collaboration to enhance patient care.
Access to extensive NHS benefits, including a generous pension scheme and flexible holidays, supporting work-life balance and long-term financial security.
Opportunities for personal and professional development through various learning and training programs, enhancing career prospects.
Utilizing and gaining experience with the latest health software packages, promoting technological proficiency within the healthcare sector.
Providing direct support to patients by facilitating their eye screening appointments, which promotes health awareness and preventive care.
Being part of a structured program that emphasizes patient safety and adherence to national standards, showcasing a commitment to high-quality healthcare.
The North Yorkshire Diabetic Eye Screening Programme has a vacancy for an administrator to join our team in York. We are looking for a confident person with experience of working in a busy environment.
The service provides retinal screening to over 43,000 people with diabetes across North Yorkshire and the admin role is pivotal to the smooth running of the service.
The post holder will be responsible for booking patient appointments across all screening sites, ensuring that patients are offered their diabetic eye screening in line with service objectives.
You will enjoy helping patients and be comfortable working with the latest software packages and learning how to use bespoke screening software. It is essential that you have excellent customer care skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
There is a big focus on making sure that patients are in the correct pathway and the candidate will be expected to take on specific failsafe tasks within the programme to make sure the patients are safe.
You will need to demonstrate a high level of communication skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands of a busy environment.
Arrange flexible appointments as necessary to ensure utmost convenience for service users and minimise DNA rate.
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Aditi Bandyopadhyay Job title: NYDESP Programme Manager Email address: Telephone number:
The service provides retinal screening to over 43,000 people with diabetes across North Yorkshire and the admin role is pivotal to the smooth running of the service.
The post holder will be responsible for booking patient appointments across all screening sites, ensuring that patients are offered their diabetic eye screening in line with service objectives.
You will enjoy helping patients and be comfortable working with the latest software packages and learning how to use bespoke screening software. It is essential that you have excellent customer care skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
There is a big focus on making sure that patients are in the correct pathway and the candidate will be expected to take on specific failsafe tasks within the programme to make sure the patients are safe.
You will need to demonstrate a high level of communication skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands of a busy environment.
Arrange flexible appointments as necessary to ensure utmost convenience for service users and minimise DNA rate.
- Deal courteously with enquiries from GPs and service users, passing enquiries of a medical nature or complaints to the appropriate people.
- Create and maintain an accurate and up-to-date register of patients with diabetes requiring diabetic eye screening, based on referrals from GP surgeries.
- Actively ensure all programme failsafe procedures are adhered to and bring to the attention of the Team Leader any issue that may be deemed to represent a risk to patients or the programme.
- Ensure that all patients have their eyes screened annually unless earlier recall is indicated.
- Book clinical rooms at GP surgeries and other for screening locations.
- Set up clinics and send out timely appointments.
- Monitor service activity and advise Team Leader and / or Programme Manager of any risks to the successful achievement of the national standards.
- Undertake visual acuity and administer eye drops in a clinic situation to support screening staff.
- Send screening results to GPs and patients within the agreed timescales
- Provide training, supervision and mentoring for new staff.
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Aditi Bandyopadhyay Job title: NYDESP Programme Manager Email address: Telephone number:
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