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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 07:30-15:30 & 08:00-16:00 shifts)
Job ref
270-TF559-ACS
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lotus House
Town
Northampton
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/11/2024 23:59
Interview date
20/11/2024

Employer heading

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Patient Contact Centre Administrator

Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a  number ofpermanent full time Band 3 Administrators (37½ hours per week)  in the Patient Contact Centre. We are looking for  motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly team of 21 staff responsible for the registration of confidential patient data, management of referrals in to the department’s clinical system, negotiating and rescheduling appointments, dealing with incoming and outgoing post, dealing with email enquiries and liaising with patients and clinical professionals over the telephone. 

The team work to a pre-published rota which includes 08:00-16:00, 08:30-16:15 and 07:30-15:30 shifts. We are currently working a hybrid working pattern of 2 days working from home and 3 days working in the office, which the Trust holds the right to change in the future. Any contract offered is not a working from home contract.

Main duties of the job

The work base is at Lotus House, Victoria Street in Northampton; however, there may be opportunities to work at other locations with specific teams.

You must have excellent computer skills, good organisational and communication skills; have the ability to work effectively and proactively as part of a team and under your own initiative and cope well under pressure. 

Main duties include, incoming and outgoing phone calls to patients, cancelling appointments, registering referrals on to our S1 clinical system, triaging referrals, overall referral management and outgoing and incoming post

The service is open Monday – Friday 08.00 – 16.00 and you will be expected to work on a flexible rotational basis.

If you have any questions or for further information about this post please contact Tony Heath via email on [email protected] or mobile 07541 930022

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

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of telephone based work

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Achieved Grade/Years of Experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous contact centre experience
  • Experience in Customer Services
  • Knowledge of System One and E-Referral Services
  • Excellent data entry skills
  • Excellent data analysis skills
  • Excellent Communication Skills, both written and verbal

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

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tony Heath
Job title
Patient Contact Centre Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07541 930022
Additional information

If unable to contact the PCC manager please contact the deputy manager, Alice Moore on 07821810001 or email [email protected]

 

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