Waiting List Scheduler

We are recruiting for a Waiting List Scheduler who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff., Do you want to work in a fast paced environment, delivering high quality care to the patients of Medway and Swale?
If so, Endoscopy could be the role for you. Endoscopy is currently due to COVID 19 a highly demanded service, and is part of an increasing capacity framework to deliver waiting list times to the constitutional standards.
The team is made of up Administrative, Nursing, Consultant and Decontamination staff. All who are responsible for delivering patient care.
Medway Foundation Trust is undergoing a collaboration with Darent Valley Hospital to increase capacity into a brand new, state of the art modular Endoscopy Unit and this is an exciting time for Endoscopy.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust., We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Adding patients to the waiting list
Being the main contact between pathway coordinators, clinicians, and patients to deliver patient care
Organising appointments for patients
Removing patients from the waiting list in line with the Elective Access Policy
Escalating capacity issues
Changing appointments if not mutually agreed
Complying with COVID 19 restrictions to deliver patient care in a safe and high quality manner
Responding to patient queries
Organising and maintaining documentation in line with the Trusts policies and procedures
Working as part of a team and off of own initiative
Reorganising lists to maintain Emergency Endoscopy timelines on occasion
To provide a full Operational administrative service to the Endoscopy department. To cross cover within the team in times of staff annual leave/sickness. To work off of own initiative as well as part of a team.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.