Non Clinical - Complaints Case Manager

  • Department Patient Experience Team
  • Salary £35,392.00 – £42,618 per annum
  • Closing Date 29/09/2023
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 6
  • Job ref 223-CCM-082-A
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract 6 months secondment
  • Hours 37.5 hours per week

*Internal secondment opportunity*

Job overview

Are you seeking a change of role where you can have a positive impact upon the patient experience and where no two days are the same?  If so, then this may be the role for you.  The Patient Services team provides an accessible and responsive complaints service, ensuring that all complaints are fully investigated, and used to improve the care we deliver.  In this challenging post, you will join a team that aims to resolve complaints, and uses the feedback obtained to influence and improve the patient experience. Dealing with highly sensitive situations on a daily basis, you will work with patients, relatives and staff to ensure that complaints are investigated and improvement is embedded.  

The postholder will be responsible for managing a caseload of formal complaints, in line with national and local policy, ensuring that all elements are fully investigated and responded to.  This is a temporary post, for six months.  

Main duties of the job

  • Responsible for the management of a caseload of formal complaints in line with national and local policy
  • To analyse all complaints on receipt identifying key issues for investigation
  • Undertake investigations of all formal complaints, some of which are highly complex, ensuring that the investigation is fair, thorough and proportionate to the complexity of the complaint
  • Monitor the progress of complaint investigations within the caseload ensuring that all deadlines are met.  To identify problems at an early stage and ensure that complainants are informed of the progress at each stage of the process
  • Draft letters in response to formal complaints of mixed complexity, on behalf of the Chief Executive, interpreting information obtained during the investigation process.  Ensure the accuracy of information, that all issues raised by the complainant are addressed in full and that information is written in a language that the reader can understand.  Communicate sensitive or contentious information with tact, diplomacy and understanding

Working for your organisation

We are seeking to appoint a committed and energetic individual who has the right values and behaviours to join our team. This individual must be enthusiastic, motivated, showing sensitivity and tact and able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Educated to degree level (or equivalent) you should be able to demonstrate an ability to manage conflict, mediate between parties to resolve problems and work with people from a diverse range of backgrounds. In addition to helping others, you will benefit from this excellent opportunity to develop your skills which will support your career progression. 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

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In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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