Senior Theatre Scheduler Manchester, England
Job description
We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated applicants, who are able to demonstrate they have the necessary qualities to be caring, compassionate, and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, along with the ability to work autonomously and within a team.
As a senior scheduler you will be expected to provide a service of the highest quality to the directorate, surgical specialities and, most importantly, patients by way of delivering a wide ranging catalogue of essential administrative duties. The role of a senior scheduler is one of great responsibility; challenging and intensive but, ultimately, offering a great degree of job satisfaction with the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and skills in the world of elective surgical scheduling.
You will be given a full program of training to equip you for the best possible start in the role; regular appraisals; health and wellbeing support; and be part of a friendly, hard-working team.
An excellent telephone manner is essential, along with a great degree of intelligence, tact, patience, and empathy in order to deal with oftentimes delicate situations with families, challenging conversations with surgeons and meeting with Operational Managers and other members of clinical teams.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated applicants, who are able to demonstrate they have the necessary qualities to be caring, compassionate, and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, along with the ability to work autonomously and within a team.
As a senior scheduler you will be expected to provide a service of the highest quality to the directorate, surgical specialities and, most importantly, patients by way of delivering a wide ranging catalogue of essential administrative duties. The role of a senior scheduler is one of great responsibility; challenging and intensive but, ultimately, offering a great degree of job satisfaction with the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and skills in the world of elective surgical scheduling.
You will be given a full program of training to equip you for the best possible start in the role; regular appraisals; health and wellbeing support; and be part of a friendly, hard-working team.
An excellent telephone manner is essential, along with a great degree of intelligence, tact, patience, and empathy in order to deal with oftentimes delicate situations with families, challenging conversations with surgeons and meeting with Operational Managers and other members of clinical teams.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with a passion for excellence and a thirst for knowledge that upholds the MFT Values. You will be able and willing to work as part of a team, but also have the discipline to work autonomously, with initiative, common sense, and pride in your work. The ability to take guidance, admit mistakes and be willing to develop your skills whilst enhancing the service is a necessity. You will be professional, reliable, punctual, willing to listen and have excellent attention to detail.
If you believe you meet all of the above, we encourage you to apply, and show us that you are the outstanding candidate for the role.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT 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. 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 [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
