Paediatric PPA

Job information Paediatric PPA from the Company Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, this latest Paediatric PPA job vacancy is located in the city Carshalton. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Healthcare field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description : Band 3Main area Paediatrics Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent: Job share opportunities will be considered for this role Hours

• Full time
• Job share

37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 0900-1700) Job ref 343-NN-6987222-FM-NP-Y Site St Helier Town Carshalton Salary£28,622 - £30,225 Per annum including HCAS (Outer) Salary period Yearly Closing 03/04 23:59

• The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 25 | NHS Employers

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview The post holder will support the provision of the highest quality patient care through dedicated administrative and clerical support and continuous improvement. Based in the Paediatric Team at Queen Mary's Children's Hospital at St Helier, the post holder will be the point of contact for all administrative and clerical issues relating to patients' pathway of care, tracking and supporting them from referral to treatment &/or discharge. The post holder will provide a patient focused service that supports clinical staff in the provision of efficient integrated pathways that enable the best use of resources and ensure that patients are fit, willing to be able to be seen and that they are treated in the right place, by the right person, at the right time. The post holder will ensure high levels of patient care/confidentiality by assisting the Safeguarding Paediatric Service Coordinator and the Paediatric team as needed and by being an accessible customer focus and knowledgeable point of contact for all involved in the service Main duties of the job

To be the first point of contact within the department for all requests from social workers for medical advice on child protection matters and to action the outcome according to protocol.

To collect and collate statistical information and to provide information for management purposes as requested.

To deal with incoming correspondence, medical records and arranging doctor's activity where appropriate.

To adhere to response times to ensure that targets are met

To ensure that all referrals are entered onto the IT system and files opened or retrieved as appropriate.

To assist the appointments scheduler to maintain referrals/appointments database.

Working for our organisation

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in . While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work as part of a clinical team ensuring that patients are admitted efficiently for outpatient appointments, pre-admission appointments, investigative treatments, diagnostic procedures and inpatient and day case operations within national guidelines and in accordance with the trust's Patients Access, Booking and Choice Policy. This includes: NHS Constitution, waiting time standards; Department of Health admission guidelines and booking rules. Ensure that patients are informed with reasonable notice, and that all relevant paper work is completed for given appointment. This includes ensuring that all elective attendances/admissions are promptly and accurately recorded on the appropriate PAS system(s) including Choose and Book within one working day of receipt/decision to treat.

• To schedule patients in accordance with principles and target waiting times as set out in the NHS Constitution and Health and Social Care Bill 2011 (e.g. 18 Week Referral to Treatment, Going Further on Cancer Waits etc.), expediting patient pathways where necessary. Ensure cancellations are rescheduled and recorded in accordance with Trust policy.

• To provide administrative support to consultant/clinical teams including the management of clinician's diaries/timetables. Ensure consultants' timetables, outpatient clinics and operating/treatment sessions are fully and appropriately utilised.

• To ensure that the information on referral letters, outpatient status forms and waiting list cards is recorded accurately and comprehensively on the Trust PAS system(s). Check patient identity details including all demographic information during patient encounters. Amend PAS letters and patient leaflets to ensure that information distributed to patients is accurate and current.

• Where appropriate to undertake a pre-assessment of new patients in accordance with defined protocols, when they telephone to arrange an appointment for diagnostic test or TCI for operation to verify their medical details and to help ensure that they are scheduled to the correct session for procedure &/or treatment. This may include accurately recording and providing advice in relation to medication, starvation, allergies &/or transport in accordance with clinical protocols and Trust policy. Ensure that relevant information is available to clinical staff at the time of attendance &/or admission.

Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria

• Good general education with GCSE or equivalent in English at grade C or above.

Administrative experienceEssential criteria

• Administrative experience

Desirable criteria

• Paediatric experience
• NHS experience
• IT skills

Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly. DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.