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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Cover and will be for up to 12 months.)
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
270-TF623-ACS
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Danetre Hospital
Town
Daventry
Salary
£23,615 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clerical Assistant/Receptionist – Physio Team

Band 2

Job overview

This role is to provide administrative support for an Outpatient Physiotherapy Team which is located at Danetre Hospital, Daventry. This role will include being a Receptionist for our department as well as providing administrative support to the physiotherapists and the Team Lead.

 

 

Main duties of the job

To act as the first point of contact for service users, carers, and other stakeholders to our Physiotherapy Team, as well as offering clerical support to the physiotherapists and the Team Lead Physiotherapist.

The post holder will be responsible for providing administrative support to the team, which will include duties such as:

  • Data entry and support with data quality/caseload management using various systems.
  • First point of contact for the department, responding to patient and staff queries.
  • System 1 (electronic patient record system)- as a super user you will support with rota management/clinic cancellation/smartcard management. 
  • Ordering and Local Stock management via Agresso (online purchasing) and Supply chain.
  • Working with other admin both within the local department and other Physiotherapy departments to ensure cohesive systems and processes across the service.
  • Reception Cover.
  • Booking of appointments and organisation of rotas on System One for individual staff members.
  • Inputting of information into internal management systems i.e., for recording of annual leave, sickness, supervision, appraisals.
  • Organising Team Meetings and other meetings and taking minutes for these meetings.
  • Supporting monitoring of performance by gathering information and compliance data as required by the Team Lead through use of internal systems, i.e patient feedback or waiting lists.

This will be supported by regular supervision both with Peers countywide and locally within the team.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Interview

Essential criteria
  • Able to work with System One and other NHS systems or willingness to learn
  • Good Communication skills both verbal and written
  • General IT and Microsoft Office experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous administrative experinece

demonstrated

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
Desirable criteria
  • Knoweledge of NHS practices and proocedures

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Samantha Nicolle
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07395361524
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