Additionally, the role involves monitoring waiting lists to meet national targets, providing clerical support, and acting as a patient advocate throughout the patient journey. The Assistant Service Manager will be crucial in managing both human and financial resources to achieve local and national performance standards, thereby enhancing the overall functionality of paediatric services.
We have an exciting opportunity for a 3 month secondment as a Band 5 Assistant Service Manager in Paediatrics.
The Assistant Service Manager will support the clinical and management teams in the day to day running of the Paediatrics Department, as well as provide comprehensive administrative support. The post holder will line manage and work as the leader of a team of paediatric secretaries and administrative staff, ensuring equitable workload distribution and excellent standards of support across the team. The post will support the Service Manager (Paediatrics) in the delivery of administrative and clerical support services and the development of quality information management systems, facilitating operational delivery and act as a patient advocate and problem solver during the patient's journey.
To support the clinical and management teams in the day to day running of paediatric admissions within Children's Services. To line manage the Paediatric secretarial/admin team, overseeing the consultants' clinics, waiting list, booking of admissions for patients in order and within specified timeframes. To co-ordinate the efficient use of theatre and bed space for paediatric admissions. The post holder will support the delivery of administrative and clerical support services and the development of quality information management systems, facilitating operational delivery and act as a patient advocate and problem solver during the patient's journey. To support the Service Manager in managing paediatric waiting lists and ensuring that patients are seen within the national target times. To manage a team of A&C staff on the day-to-day operational delivery of administration and clerical work, including line management responsibilities and workload monitoring. Manage human and financial resources to help deliver local and national performance targets, and other national standards.
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