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Job summary

Main area
ENT Department
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
359-6426559-T2
Employer
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Maidstone Hospital
Town
Maidstone
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
19/07/2024

Employer heading

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust logo

CAU Booking Clerk - ENT

Band 3

Job overview

We are looking for a ENT Booking Clerk on a permanent contract.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience within our CAU Booking team. Dealing with new referrals, managing waiting lists and helping with patient queries as part of a busy department based in a large Acute Hospital Trust.

The ENT service hours are 8.00am - 6.00pm Monday - Friday, therefore your working pattern will be between these hours.

The Head and Neck Directorate accounts for over one third of the Trust’s outpatient activity, this team is a key department within the trust ensuring we provide a high quality, timely service to our patients.  You will be working closely with other team members,  medical secretaries, clinicians and management team to ensure patients are managed  appropriately.

Main duties of the job

You will need to have excellent customer care skills, extensive training  will be provided to gain a thorough understanding of the trusts access policy  and the 18 week RTT pathway guideline.   

Previous healthcare administration would be an advantage  but not essential for the advertised role as training will be given.  Knowledge of using Microsoft Word and Excel would be preferable . Our ENT team will offer you a supportive, friendly working environment where you will gain experience of an NHS administration format.

Working for our organisation

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Would you like to work flexibly?  In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career.  We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients.  We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities.  We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here:  Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Interview Date: 19th July 2024

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good standard of general education to GCSE Standard , English & Maths Grade C
  • NVQ 2 or equivalent experience

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Administrative experience
  • Competent using Word Office
  • Awareness of National Patient Access targets
  • Knowledge of Patient Centre or similar systems
Desirable criteria
  • Excel spread sheet skills
  • Waiting list experience
  • Knowledge of Trust Access Policy

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Computer literate and good keyboard skills
  • Customer care experience
  • Good level of written & spoken English

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Kent and Medway Work Place Wellbeing AwardNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardRoyal College of Anaesthetists Accredited

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Browning
Job title
ENT Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07874 891595
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