Job summary
- Main area
- Optometry
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time/job-share maybe considered for suitably experienced candidates)
- Job ref
- 387-S-6156-LH
- Employer
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bristol Eye Hospital
- Town
- BRISTOL
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinic Co-ordinator
Band 4
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Job overview
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinic Coordinator to join our small friendly team in the Optometry Department at Bristol Eye Hospital. You will be pivotal in delivering an excellent customer centred Core Optometry Service for patients with complex vision needs. As the main point of contact for the Optometry Department you will also work with colleagues at UHBW as well as those external to the Trust.
About Us:
The Optometry Department at Bristol Eye Hospital is well established and integrated into the multidisciplinary environment of Bristol Eye Hospital.
The optometrists in the department are a diverse team of highly capable clinicians who work across a broad range of specialised services, including highly skilled Core Optometry.
You will have the opportunity to work with the wider Performance and Operations teams at UHBW, as well as the teams within BEH.
Main duties of the job
About You:
You will have experience of working in an administrative role, which may have included finance processes, and are used to dealing with customers. You may also be seeking a role where you can be more interactive with patients, clinical and non-clinical professionals.
You enjoy variety in your work, work well as within a team as well as use your own initiative when required.
About the Role:
Our clinic co-ordinators help plan, organise and arrange our optometry clinics, and provide administrative support to ensure the smooth running of our busy Optometry Department office. This includes the supply of specialist contact lenses, low vison aids and spectacles for our patients, as well as the processing of invoices and vouchers, and linking with community optometrists.
The job is varied and interesting; good communication skills are extremely important because as well as interaction with other departments, the post includes a lot of patient contact, both on the telephone and face to face. You must be able to demonstrate good organisational skills, be able to work well within a team, and be comfortable in acting on your own initiative.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Line Management Experience
- Clerical/administrative experience, including filing and/or reception
- Experience of dealing with the public, both on the telephone and in person
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of using a Patient Administration System
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective and polite manner when dealing with people, both face to face and on the phone
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of Accuracy
- Ability to work effectively in a busy team, adjust to change and motivate others
- Ability to work independently, managing own workload, whilst providing supervision and support to others
- Confidence to handle difficult conversations with patients, relatives and carers
- Ability to adapt to use new computer packages and programmes
- Effective organisational skills
- Good IT skills including Microsoft packages
- Attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of outpatient policies and procedures
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE, grade C or above (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths
- Business and Administration Level 3 NVQ or equivalent experience
- Qualified in word processing or audio typing (or equivalent)
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Respecting Everyone
- Embracing change
- Recognising Success
- Working Together
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
- Sue Carter
- Job title
- Principal Optometrist & Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0117 342 9111
- Additional information
Sue Carter - Principal Optometrist and Service Lead for Core Optometry
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