Waiting List Manager - General Surgery / Urology

To have day to day responsibility for the implementation and delivery of systems to effectively maintain elective waiting lists, ensuring access to services is equitable for all patients and within national and local policies and guidance.
This will involve working closely with the clinical service, the information department, and the performance management department with a view to being proactive on the management of the elective waiting list position, with the aim of reducing waiting times for treatment.
To liaise with the collaborative Resource Coordinators and Booking Teams to ensure all theatre session for in-patients and day cases, including waiting list initiatives, are utilised effectively and efficiently. Monitor out-patient activity and to assist in meeting targets by forecasting breaches and making recommendations to resolve any issues.
To prepare for and participate in directorate PTL meetings providing support to secretarial teams to support and improve directorate RTT compliance., South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions.
· Your Leadership Impact
· Leading Your Team to Success
· Service Improvement for Beginners
· Developing your Service Improvement Skills
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
+ Explore leadership within the NHS
+ Promote Trust values and behaviours
+ Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
+ Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team., It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected]
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
IMPORTANT - Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.
The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

An excellent opportunity has arisen within the Digestive Diseases, Urology and General Surgery Collaborative for an organised and enthusiastic Waiting List Manager to join the team.
The role will be based within General Surgery and Urology. The post-holder will have excellent planning, communication and organisational skills. Working closely with secretarial, booking and resource coordination teams the successful candidate will build effective working relationships to ensure that we provide an efficient and reliable service from initial first out patient appointment through followup and onto surgery in a timely and joined up process.