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Job summary

Main area
Oral Maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 10 hours per week (1 and a half days per week flexible over 5 days)
Job ref
370-ADM3ORA-8024-A
Employer
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Across site
Town
Warrington
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/07/2024 23:59

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Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Higher Clerical Officer

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

This Role is to Provide an organised and efficient reception and clerical service on behalf of the department in line with Trust policies and procedures.  Ensure that referrals are processed effectively and that National and local access targets are met.  To maintain the consultants’ clinic templates, reducing and cancelling clinics as necessary.  This role incorporates multi-tasking as the unit is self-contained and deals with the entire administration of patient care from first referral to discharge.  The post is cross site at both Warrington and Halton hospitals.

 

The post holder will be the first point of contact for staff, patients and visitors to the department.

Main duties of the job

See Job Description

Provide an organised and efficient reception and clerical service on behalf of the department in line with Trust policies and procedures.  Ensure that referrals are processed effectively and that National and local access targets are met.  To maintain the consultants’ clinic templates, reducing and cancelling clinics as necessary.  This role incorporates multi-tasking as the unit is self-contained and deals with the entire administration of patient care from first referral to discharge.  The post is cross site at both Warrington and Halton hospitals.

 

The post holder will be the first point of contact for staff, patients and visitors to the department

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

see Job Description and person specification

 

Provide an organised and efficient reception and clerical service on behalf of the department in line with Trust policies and procedures.  Ensure that referrals are processed effectively and that National and local access targets are met.  To maintain the consultants’ clinic templates, reducing and cancelling clinics as necessary.  This role incorporates multi-tasking as the unit is self-contained and deals with the entire administration of patient care from first referral to discharge.  The post is cross site at both Warrington and Halton hospitals.

 

The post holder will be the first point of contact for staff, patients and visitors to the department

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Educated to GCSE level

essential

Essential criteria
  • • Minimum of 2 years working in a reception/office environment
  • • Keyboard skills. • Educated to GCSE level
  • • Good interpersonal skills and ability to relate to people with tact and diplomacy. • Able to manage personal workload effectively. • Methodical and highly organised. • Ability to adapt to changing practices • Flexible approach and ability to work under pressure. • Able to work as part of a team. • Positive and enthusiastic approach to work. • Polite and courteous. • Good telephone communication skills.
  • • Ability to prioritise workload. • Ability to work on own initiative. • Evidence of previous standards.
  • • Good verbal and numerical skills
Desirable criteria
  • • Previous experience in a hospital reception
  • • ECDL
  • • Knowledge of Trust Lorenzo system. • Knowledge of booking TCI’s. • Knowledge of e-referral system. • Knowledge of • Maxillofacial/Orthodontic clinic appointments.

communication

Essential criteria
  • • Polite and courteous.
  • • Good telephone communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • • Keyboard skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Michelle Lucass
Job title
Department Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01925662936
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