About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Admissions Officer within the Vascular Surgery Unit at Colchester General Hospital.
We are looking for a Admissions Officer to join the Vascular Surgery Department, you will provide consistent provision of comprehensive and efficient secretarial/ administrative support.
You must possess excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including excellent keyboard skills and a good working knowledge of Microsoft. You must have the ability to work under pressure with a flexible approach to workloads, delivering excellent patient care.
Interviews will take place on Friday, 30th October 2026.
Main duties of the job
Manage, in conjunction with the Consultant and the speciality, the waiting list and admissions to ensure that:
Patients are admitted in accordance with their clinical priority Routine patients are admitted strictly in wait time order, as listed, on Patient Target Lists (PTL) Ensure that patients are booked on to appropriate operating lists and that the lists are filled to an agreed profile, Due attention is paid to efficient utilisation of bed of surgery usage. Ensure all patients cancelled on the day of surgery - Patient Charter Cancellations - are re-booked in accordance with government policy. To check the waiting lists on Portal daily. Plan and maintain the waiting list, in accordance with Trust procedure, highlighting problems to the Consultant speciality and Support Manager, as appropriate. To be the first point of contact for patients seeking to agree their admission date and to offer admission dates that are strictly 'in turn' and in keeping with clinical prioritisation.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Previous administrative role Working collaboratively as part of a team Advanced IT Systems including - Microsoft Office Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation
Desirable
Experience within relevant work area Experience of working with members of the public Supervision/co-ordination of other team members
Qualifications Essential
GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent experience
Knowledge Essential
Confidentiality and Data Protection Customer service
Desirable
NHS Knowledge of relevant work area
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colchester General Hospital
Colchester
CO4 5JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)