Anaesthetics Service Coordinator

Overview

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Administrator to join the dynamic Anaesthetics Team at the RVI. The Anaesthetic coordinator plays a crucial role in ensuring a smooth and safe operation of theatre services by managing and coordinating anaesthetic rotas and schedules. Work closely with Medical Lead to ensure appropriate anaesthetic cover for Theatre lists and theatre/patient safety. To generate and publish a weekly anaesthetic rota that is safe at time of publication.

Lead point of contact for anaesthetic rota queries and issues. Regularly reviewing theatre lists and proactively addressing issues or changes that have not been communicated by specialties. Coordinating and monitoring anaesthetic rota, ensuring that any changes to theatre lists are appropriately and safely reflected in the rota. Manage theatre allocation of over 100 Consultant Anaesthetists, and 50 Trainees (on a 6-month rotational basis) and to allocate to lists depending on specialty and surgical procedures scheduled.

Coordinating rota request changes. This will require comparison of a range of options, before assigning duties to the most appropriate clinician.

We are looking for someone who is experienced in administrative roles, with a knowledge of medical terminology and a demonstrable understanding of rota systems. The individual will be proficient in using NHS software packages/systems and Microsoft Office applications. A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and able to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively. We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, with a commitment to accuracy and confidentiality, a team player who can also work independently.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.