Radiology Clerical Officer inSouthport inSouthport PUBLISHED
TUE 14 JAN 2025
Opportunity to work within a dedicated and enthusiastic team committed to high-quality patient care.
Involvement in managing and improving patient flow, helping to meet national waiting time targets.
Gain valuable experience in the healthcare sector while liaising with a variety of healthcare professionals.
Flexible working patterns that accommodate service needs and allow for coverage during colleague absences.
Access to a beautiful work environment with the benefits of coastal and country living combined with proximity to a vibrant city.
Professional development opportunities as part of a Trust recognized for its training standards and clinical education.
The Radiology Department at Southport and Ormskirk District General Hospitals is seeking a full-time Radiology Clerical Officer to join their dedicated team. The role involves managing the booking of diagnostic imaging appointments, ensuring compliance with national and local booking and waiting time standards. Candidates should possess strong computer literacy and excellent interpersonal skills, as the position requires close interaction with patients, relatives, medical staff, and support services. Key responsibilities include maintaining outpatient waiting lists, liaising with various stakeholders to coordinate appointments, and managing sensitive patient information effectively in a sometimes demanding environment.
The successful applicant will play a vital role in optimizing the use of outpatient sessions and ensuring that patients are treated within required timeframes. This includes analyzing waitlist data, slot filling for intervention procedures, and addressing any issues that may affect performance targets. The role offers an opportunity to work in a supportive and welcoming setting, with good transport links to Liverpool and the surrounding scenic areas, alongside the benefits of job security in the NHS.
The successful applicant will play a vital role in optimizing the use of outpatient sessions and ensuring that patients are treated within required timeframes. This includes analyzing waitlist data, slot filling for intervention procedures, and addressing any issues that may affect performance targets. The role offers an opportunity to work in a supportive and welcoming setting, with good transport links to Liverpool and the surrounding scenic areas, alongside the benefits of job security in the NHS.
Job Summary
The Radiology Department has a vacancy for a full time, keen and friendly individual to join our enthusiastic and dedicated team. We are based at both Southport and Ormskirk & District General Hospitals.
The post holder will work with a team of clerical staff booking on diagnostic imaging appointments, and meeting booking and waiting time targets nationally and locally.
A good level of computer literacy is required along with excellent interpersonal skills.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified via e-mail.Please expect all future correspondence relating to your application via e-mail; therefore please check your e-mail account on a regular basis.If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date should we have an overwhelming response to this advert.
Main duties of the job
To be a member of the Radiology access and booking team that provides comprehensive, high-quality outpatient and waiting list management services for the Radiology Department.
To manage a number of speciality patient lists operating in accordance with the Trusts Access Policy and in line with National Targets ensuring efficient and effective use of outpatient sessions and intervention sessions.
Exercise initiative and use independent judgement, knowledge and analysis to book patients, dependent on their individual clinical needs and their complexity. Work in a demanding and sometimes hostile environment dealing with complex and sensitive information on a daily basis.
Provide an information and communication link between the patient and their Radiology attendance or admission to hospital.
About Us
Working for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust offers all the benefits of coast and country living with the convenience of big city life.
We have miles of coastline on our doorstep, attractive commuter towns, picturesque villages and stunning countryside all within easy reach. Excellent transport links mean the vibrant, historic city of Liverpool is only a short journey away. Shops, bars, restaurants, museums, galleries, a World Heritage listed waterfront and, of course, two Premiership football teams makes this a destination for travellers from across the world.
The University of Liverpool has awarded us the status of University Clinical Education Centre in recognition of the high standard of training provided for students on placement to the Trust.
We pride ourselves in providing safe, clean and friendly care, and recruit to our SCOPE values. We also offer a range of family friendly options to staff.
Date posted
30 December 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
409-6726002
Job locations
Southport Hospital
Town Lane
Southport
PR8 6PN
Job Description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
To provide a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient service to patients. The post will also support through each of the clerical areas (excluding medical secretaries) within the Radiology department to enable cover in all respects of the service.
Waiting List / Inpatient Management
To be named contact point liaising with patients, relatives and/or carers as well as medical representatives, GPs, nursing staff, surgical team, and support services to ensure the appointment or admission is appropriately planned and managed. This can be face to face, over the telephone, in writing or electronic.
Accurate addition of patients to the waiting list ensuring any relevant notes recorded.
To provide advice to patients with matters relating to their appointment, ward admission (pre and post interventional guidance) and with regard to their position on the waiting list.
To slot fill multiple interventional procedure lists up to six weeks in advance, using clinical knowledge, medical terminology and information to meet the patients 18-week, diagnostic, cancer and/or 28-day rescheduling targets.
Ensure that with effective planning and organisation the Modality lists are utilised to their maximum potential which requires taking in to account specific patient needs, cancelling/rescheduling patients, replacing short notice cancellations, liaising with the Radiologists and Sonographers.
Identify, attempt to resolve, and pre-empt situations which may result in a breach of Radiology targets. Regularly analyse waiting list information to ensure compliance with national waiting time standards and escalate in a timely manner any requirements for additional capacity to ensure patients are treated within waiting time standards.
To work flexibly according to the needs of the service including covering for colleagues during periods of leave.
To book Rehydration patients Liaising with F Ward and 10B along with Bed Managers in the case of patients being put on stand-by or cancelled due to extraneous circumstances (i.e. bed unavailability).
Ensure that all patients are placed on CRIS (Radiology system) with information and records updated and maintained.
Efficiently manage CT colon referrals ensuring the correct delivery of preparation instructions for the exam and advise on the patients collecting of Gastrographin with pre appointment preparation instructions.
Outpatient / Partial Booking and Appointments Management
Responsible for appointing all patients from the PTLs and managing all Outpatient waiting lists to ensure accurate patient management, enabling the Trust to meet all of its performance targets.
Responsible for registration of referral letters, ensuring all referral letters or emails referrals are pended onto CRIS and directed to the appropriate Consultants and Clinicians.
Responsible for booking all new and follow up appointments in accordance with departmental procedures.
Liaise directly with patients in relation to booking and agreeing outpatient appointments within the appropriate timescales.
Working under the direction of the operational management teams, when dealing with requests for clinic cancellations; will be responsibl
The Radiology Department has a vacancy for a full time, keen and friendly individual to join our enthusiastic and dedicated team. We are based at both Southport and Ormskirk & District General Hospitals.
The post holder will work with a team of clerical staff booking on diagnostic imaging appointments, and meeting booking and waiting time targets nationally and locally.
A good level of computer literacy is required along with excellent interpersonal skills.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified via e-mail.Please expect all future correspondence relating to your application via e-mail; therefore please check your e-mail account on a regular basis.If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date should we have an overwhelming response to this advert.
Main duties of the job
To be a member of the Radiology access and booking team that provides comprehensive, high-quality outpatient and waiting list management services for the Radiology Department.
To manage a number of speciality patient lists operating in accordance with the Trusts Access Policy and in line with National Targets ensuring efficient and effective use of outpatient sessions and intervention sessions.
Exercise initiative and use independent judgement, knowledge and analysis to book patients, dependent on their individual clinical needs and their complexity. Work in a demanding and sometimes hostile environment dealing with complex and sensitive information on a daily basis.
Provide an information and communication link between the patient and their Radiology attendance or admission to hospital.
About Us
Working for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust offers all the benefits of coast and country living with the convenience of big city life.
We have miles of coastline on our doorstep, attractive commuter towns, picturesque villages and stunning countryside all within easy reach. Excellent transport links mean the vibrant, historic city of Liverpool is only a short journey away. Shops, bars, restaurants, museums, galleries, a World Heritage listed waterfront and, of course, two Premiership football teams makes this a destination for travellers from across the world.
The University of Liverpool has awarded us the status of University Clinical Education Centre in recognition of the high standard of training provided for students on placement to the Trust.
We pride ourselves in providing safe, clean and friendly care, and recruit to our SCOPE values. We also offer a range of family friendly options to staff.
Date posted
30 December 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
409-6726002
Job locations
Southport Hospital
Town Lane
Southport
PR8 6PN
Job Description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
To provide a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient service to patients. The post will also support through each of the clerical areas (excluding medical secretaries) within the Radiology department to enable cover in all respects of the service.
Waiting List / Inpatient Management
To be named contact point liaising with patients, relatives and/or carers as well as medical representatives, GPs, nursing staff, surgical team, and support services to ensure the appointment or admission is appropriately planned and managed. This can be face to face, over the telephone, in writing or electronic.
Accurate addition of patients to the waiting list ensuring any relevant notes recorded.
To provide advice to patients with matters relating to their appointment, ward admission (pre and post interventional guidance) and with regard to their position on the waiting list.
To slot fill multiple interventional procedure lists up to six weeks in advance, using clinical knowledge, medical terminology and information to meet the patients 18-week, diagnostic, cancer and/or 28-day rescheduling targets.
Ensure that with effective planning and organisation the Modality lists are utilised to their maximum potential which requires taking in to account specific patient needs, cancelling/rescheduling patients, replacing short notice cancellations, liaising with the Radiologists and Sonographers.
Identify, attempt to resolve, and pre-empt situations which may result in a breach of Radiology targets. Regularly analyse waiting list information to ensure compliance with national waiting time standards and escalate in a timely manner any requirements for additional capacity to ensure patients are treated within waiting time standards.
To work flexibly according to the needs of the service including covering for colleagues during periods of leave.
To book Rehydration patients Liaising with F Ward and 10B along with Bed Managers in the case of patients being put on stand-by or cancelled due to extraneous circumstances (i.e. bed unavailability).
Ensure that all patients are placed on CRIS (Radiology system) with information and records updated and maintained.
Efficiently manage CT colon referrals ensuring the correct delivery of preparation instructions for the exam and advise on the patients collecting of Gastrographin with pre appointment preparation instructions.
Outpatient / Partial Booking and Appointments Management
Responsible for appointing all patients from the PTLs and managing all Outpatient waiting lists to ensure accurate patient management, enabling the Trust to meet all of its performance targets.
Responsible for registration of referral letters, ensuring all referral letters or emails referrals are pended onto CRIS and directed to the appropriate Consultants and Clinicians.
Responsible for booking all new and follow up appointments in accordance with departmental procedures.
Liaise directly with patients in relation to booking and agreeing outpatient appointments within the appropriate timescales.
Working under the direction of the operational management teams, when dealing with requests for clinic cancellations; will be responsibl
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