Job summary
- Main area
- Patient Access
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Banding TBC as a 6)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 359-6405568-T3
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Oast
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
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Harm Review Manager
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Patient Access team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust as a Harm Review Manager. We are looking for a self-motivated individual to work full-time within our team.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a hospital setting working with patient pathways and have good knowledge of the RTT standards and Access Policy.
An outstanding communicator, the successful applicant will be able to deal confidently with a wide range of service users, including the Doctors, General Managers, GP's and other and staff within the organisation at all levels.
Main duties of the job
Working with the Patient Access Team, validating patient’s pathways ensuring Harm Reviews are completed in a timely manner and that they are concise and accurate. The ability to identify themes and ensure learning and training programs are implemented. Co-ordinate and assist with the data inputting for monitoring and projecting performance.
Using internal systems to carry out validation and of inpatient and outpatient waiting lists to ensure the waiting list policy is being adhered to and to ensure that all patient pathway data is accurate.
To attend and lead on the weekly Harm Review meetings. Working closely with the Business Information Department to ensure accurate and timely information is circulated to the directorate and Trust’s management team. Identify gaps, investigate, collect, and validate all aspects of the harm review process.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: TBC
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Educated to post grad diploma or equivalent experience
- • Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- • Highly developed knowledge of the e-RS system.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good presentation skills
- Able to demonstrate practical skills to others.
- IT and computer literacy – including knowledge of Patient Management Systems and tracking system to manage patients on the waiting list. (
Desirable criteria
- Shown willingness to plan and adapt to change.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good level of understanding of the Government’s access targets for 18 weeks RTT.
- Organisation skills and ability to prioritise work under pressure.
- Working to tight deadlines.
- Customer care skills and experience.
- Experience of data collection, analysis, presentation and report writing.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Allscripts and RTTr.
- Previous experience of working in NHS setting.
- Has knowledge of audit and research methodology.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jeanne Thompson
- Job title
- General Manager Patient Access
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07925891406
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