Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS AFC: Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 361-6791104
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Patient Services Administrator - Treatment Centre
NHS AFC: Band 3
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Patient Services Administrator - Treatment Centre who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Ophthalmology team here at East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust in Stevenage, as a Patient Service Administrator.
The successful candidate will be required to work cross site at Lister Hospital, New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City and Hertford County Hospital.
This role has shift working patterns (our shifts are 7-3, 9-5, 10-6, 12-8) and covering cross site covers and working on one Saturday a month.
The Patient Service Administrator post is a varied role working within the Bookings, Waiting List and Reception teams.
The successful candidate will need to be confident dealing with members of the public in both face to face and telephone situations.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Booking clinics, answering the phone, providing reception cover for clinics.
Cashing out clinics, liaising with clinicians and other staff to ensure smooth running of the department.
Report potential concerns regarding clinic availability to the line manager, anticipating future needs to ensure demands on the Lister Treatment Centre are met.
Confirm the validity and accuracy of patient demographics and update appropriate systems.
Monitor IT systems for potential duplicate entries or related referrals and take remedial action as necessary.
Use the PAS system, Choose and Book software to receive and manage referrals, support choice offers and book appointments.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Literate and numerate
Desirable criteria
- ECDL
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a busy office Environment
- Keep accurate and complete records consistent with legislation, policy and procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience of NHS patient records processes
- Understanding of NHS/ procedures
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good keyboard skills
- Excellent IT skills
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS PAS systems
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to work unsupervised with managerial support
- Flexible and able to work using Initiative
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
- Amy Valchera
- Job title
- Ophthalmology Service Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438288253
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