Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 323-AC5331-SK
- Employer
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ashford Hospital
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £26,405 - £28,976 pa, inc. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Office Co-ordinator, Ophthalmology
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to further improve the Ophthalmology Department at Ashford Hospital.
This role for Clinical Office Administrative Co-ordinator is required to provide administrative support within the main clinical office. Candidates are required to have a high level of organisational skills and someone who is good at communicating with a wide range of health care professionals as well as patients and their relatives.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for organising timetables, dealing with clinic capacity and the outpatient waiting lists for both new and follow up patients. Ideally the successful candidate will have an understanding of the 18 week pathway.
You will be working in a large but busy team responsible for the day-to-day management of the clinical office. You will act as a point of contact for patients, Consultants, Nurses, Orthoptists, photographers and other departments.
You will be expected to support your colleagues and Team Leaders/ Assistant Service Manager in the Clinical Office completing administration duties.
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful candidates need to hold an RSA, NVQ or equivalent typing/ computer skills with English GCSE as minimum and experience of using Microsoft Office package.
You need to have previous admin experience of working in a busy office dealing with conflicting demands. It is important in this role to be able to communicate effectively and take personal responsibility.
The is a full time position from 09:00-17:00, Monday- Friday.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- English GCSE
Desirable criteria
- NHS Experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Desirable criteria
- Previous Administration Experience
- Knowledge of NHS system and procedure
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elisha Rose
- Job title
- Clinical Office Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01784 884571
- Additional information
Michelle Slark email michelle.slark@ nsh.net
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