Job summary
Employer heading
Clerical Officer
Band 2
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
To arrange and book all appointments ensuring that prioritisation, patient choice, individual circumstances and waiting list initiatives are taken into account.
To ensure that patients receive an appropriately timed appointment e.g. diabetics where nil by mouth is required or ladies where a monthly cycle has to be calculated.
To print appropriate appointment and preparation letter.
To send out appointment letters including correct patient preparation
To confirm appointments with ward staff by telephone.
To confirm mode of transport with ward staff.
To arrange transport if required with ambulance service or the GP practice.
To inform referrer and patient by letter of ‘did not attend’ appointments as per Trust policy.
To inform referrer and patient by letter of cancelled appointments as per Trust policy.
To highlight any changes in demand for specific modalities.
To highlight changes in capacity for specific modalities.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a team providing an effective and efficient Clerical Support Service both within the Radiology Department and to its key service users within and outside the Trust.
The post holder will be required to work on a range of different clerical and support tasks on a rotational basis including reception, the telephone help desk and electronic appointment booking. The hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11am-7pm and Tuesday and Thursday 9am-5pm.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- Customer Service NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of dealing face to face and over the phone with customers/patients in a busy front line working environment
- Experience of being in a secretarial/administration role, preferably within the NHS
- Be able to deal with patients who may be worried or upset in a calm and professional manner
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Knowledge of computerised appointments systems (staff required to book appointments)
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Good written & verbal communication skills to enable liaison with all staff, patients, relatives and visitors.
- Organisational skills to enable completion of own workload to meet deadlines within a busy environment.
- Professional but friendly outlook
- Ability to work as part of a team
- To be able to cope with pressure and tight deadlines whilst retaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of Data Protection Act and Confidentiality, Health & Safety at Work Act.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Debbie Bronecki
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07870563814
- Additional information
Hannah Gordon - [email protected]
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