Total 5 job vacancies by The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT

MEDICAL SECRETARY - 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK
1-YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT

We are seeking a Medical Secretary to join the Women's and Children's Administrative team.

To work as part of a team providing a full secretarial and administrative support service to the Division, clinical staff, and Safeguarding team within Women and Children’s Administration.

To facilitate the smooth running of the department and the service by acting as the main point of communication with patients and their families, GP’s and other health care staff.

“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”

Work as part of a team providing a full secretarial service. This will include the following:
1. Prioritise workload according to service requirements and urgency; working on own
initiative and referring to the appropriate manager as required.
2. Using Microsoft Office IT packages and databases to provide efficient, high quality admin
services including audiotyping.
3. Type correspondence relating to other areas of the Consultants’ work.
4. Complete administrative tasks and typing relating to Oncology, including organising
appointments following MDT.
5. Ensure each patient who has an episode of care in the Department has all the relevant
details relating to his/her care – correspondence, diagnostic investigation reports etc. –
documented and filed appropriately in the notes, as soon as is practicable, upon
receipt/despatch.
6. Arrange appointments as necessary.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

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Elective Admissions Booking Clerk - Band 3
Full Time 37.5 hours per week

**Previous applicants need not apply**

We are looking for an enthusiastic Elective Admissions Clerk to join our team here at the Great Western Hospital.

You will provide a patient- focused, accurate and efficient surgical admissions service for elective patients, in line with Trust values and in accordance with the Elective Access, Booking and Choice of Date policy, working together with colleagues in other departments to provide the best service for patients, fully utilising all available pre-op and theatre sessions.

To deliver a specialty surgical booking service in accordance with key national and Trust-wide performance indicators, such as Referral To Treatment targets.
1. Communicate and negotiate with patients and relatives, on the telephone, in person and in writing, to make certain the surgery date is booked with patient agreement. Ensure patients and relatives understand information conveyed regarding surgical admission.
2. Meet weekly with Speciality Consultants to ensure cases and patients are booked to appropriate lists, whilst adhering to the Trust policy on Elective Access, Booking and Choice of Date and other guidelines and targets.
3. Understand and interpret Trust waiting list information, and utilise this to ensure that speciality operating lists are booked appropriately and in target timescales.
4. Monitor and update speciality wait list information as work progresses, and provide feedback to responsible manager.
5. Understand and utilise a good working knowledge of national Referral To Treatment (RTT) rules and Cancer waiting times. Maintain knowledge of local and regional variations, including Interventions Not Normally Funded (INNF) and Independent Sector outsourcing/transfer guidelines

Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
• Service We will put our patients first
• Teamwork We will work together
• Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
• Respect We will act with integrity
• Ensure that theatre lists are booked to full capacity two to six weeks ahead, maximising theatre time efficiency. Analyse and report any shortfalls to the responsible manager before problems escalate.
• Manage Theatre cancellations

Please find attached a full job description and person specification


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

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Seeking a change? Want to feel valued and that you are making a difference? Want more support or more responsibility? We can offer all of the above to suit your needs and working style.

The Therapy Team working within the Emergency Department and Acute Assessment Units are seekinga Band 6 looking to add a string to their bow or aBand 5Occupational Therapist lookingto develop their senior skills.

You will be working with a large supportive team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Assistants to assess patients and facilitate rapid discharges. We work as an integrated team and feel valued by our MDT colleagues as making a difference.

The Great Western Hospital is positioned within minutes of the picturesque Cotswolds, the North Wessex Downs (AONB), The historic Ridgeway and Avebury Stone Circle. If it’s rolling green countryside, charming chocolate-box villages, or big towns and cities, they are all within the surrounding area.

To discuss this post further please contact Megan Haines (megan.haines7@nhs.net or Jessica Wootton (jessica.wootton2@nhs.net) Tel: 01793 605129

This service will be transitioning to HCRG Care Group from the 1stApril 2025. The successful candidate may transfer over (under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) on the terms and conditions they are employed on. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for everyone involved



The role of the Senior Therapist is to provide, develop and deliver a specialised and skilled level of Occupational therapy intervention to emergency and assessment units across a seven day service.

Patients will include complex, multipathologies from medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions. The purpose of the team is to provide rapid assessment and timely discharges within the Emergency Department and Acute Assessment units. Avoiding admission to wards, reducing readmission rates and collaborative working with community services are the fundamentals of our work.

To be aware of the total therapy needs of the Front Door Team, the changing demands and take action in consultation with the Team Leaders to fulfil these needs.

We are an integrated OT/PT service with shared skills to facilitate seamless working.



“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
• To assist with the modernisation of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
• To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for all patients on their wards, working without direct supervision. Supervision will take the form of regular formal training, clinical reasoning session’s and one to one sessions with a supervisor.
• The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To chair Team meetings, planning staffing and workloads. Monitor and manage annual leave or sickness ensuring adequate cover

Please see Job Description for full information.


This advert closes on Monday 9 Dec 2024

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Senior People Partner - Medical (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

A unique opportunity has arisen for a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment as Senior People Partner supporting our Medical and Dental colleagues. You will support the Chief Medical Office providing strategic and generalist HR services, managing complex casework under the Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) and supporting workforce planning and working with Clinical Leads to transform pathways of care.

You will work with colleagues from regional Trusts to develop collaborative practices, ways of working and procedures. You will demonstrate that you can lead the co-ordination of a number of workforce projects to ensure effective delivery in line with Trust strategic objectives.

You will be confident in your operational HR knowledge and critical reasoning skills and will bring a systematic and organised approach to introducing new work practices and policies. While not essential it would be beneficial to have prior experience of delivering a HR service to a medical workforce and having knowledge of national medical contracts and terms and conditions.

The role requires you to work on site for a minimum of 3 days a week in line with our hybrid working model.



You will also be confident in your understanding of employment law, have experience of handling a range of employee relations issues, able to proactively coach and support customers with people management policies and be confident to lead on a dedicated work stream.

This really is a unique opportunity to further develop your core HR competences and expertise in a supportive and collaborative environment which never stands still. We will support you with the development of your transferable skills to enable you to maximise this opportunity and enhance your career pathway.



Whether you're involved in patient care or providing essential support behind the scenes, you’re here to make a difference! You'll be joining a great team in a great place, where your commitment will be genuinely valued, your skills respected, and your ambition rewarded.

This is an autonomous role working closely with our team of Senior People Partners. You will be part of an innovative and creative People Operations team with a strong reputation, which delivers a highly efficient, proactive, and customer focused service.

The role will require you to build strong and effective relationships across the organisation, including with senior and executive staff members.



The post holder will be the senior accountable HR representative for a Division and portfolio holder for a dedicated Workforce and HR work stream providing strategic HR support ensuring the people perspective is incorporated into business planning and organisational development.

The post holder is responsible for proactively ensuring that they contribute HR and Workforce expertise to business decision making and developing innovative HR solutions.

Please see attached the full job description


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

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The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Performance and Operations Manager overseeing General Medicine and DOPs (Care of Elderly)

The successful candidate with work in collaboration with Clinical Leads, Senior Nurses, Midwifes and operational managers to support with operational functions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please get in touch with James Curtis, Deputy Divisional Director via email james.curtis5@nhs.net.

We look forward to hearing from you!

In collaboration with the Clinical Leads, Senior Nurses, Senior Midwives and AGM, the post holder is responsible for all operational functions within the department, supporting the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective provision of services to patients.

The post holder is responsible for resourcing the department with the required capacity to meet all service
demands.

Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

1. To manage the effectiveness and efficiency of the designated specialties within the Division, ensuring the
relevant standards are achieved.

2. To monitor the operational performance of the department, escalating issues where appropriate. This
may involve the analysis and interpretation of complex facts or situations and may involve the comparison
of a range of options.

3. In collaboration with the Assistant General Manager, ensure all performance indicators and national
standards are achieved (e.g. RTT, DM01, Cancer Wait times and Time in ED) to deliver a high quality,
effective service, where patient experience and patient safety is central.

4. Compile reports and statistical information in line with the Trust’s reporting framework.

5. Provide detailed feedback of performance from a variety of information systems at Trust wide and monthly
performance meetings.

6. To support with data entry and lead data validation.

7. To lead data quality assurance and manage appropriate databases.

8. To support the demand and capacity modelling process, ensuring all capacity is published 6 weeks in
advance.

9. To liaise with outpatients to ensure full utilisation of clinics and managing capacity.

10. To support the investigation of and response to patient complaints, which may be of a sensitive and
complex nature.

Please see the attached JD for further details.


This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

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