Admin & Clerical Officer Cardiopulmonary

Job summary

This vacancy is currently only open to Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS staff (including PCN/GP Practices)

We are looking to recruit an Admin & Clerical Coordinator to join our friendly and enthusiastic team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust, based at The Alexandra hospital, Redditch. This post is ideal for a highly organised person who would feel accomplishment in improving the organisation and service provision for the Cardiopulmonary service.

The successful candidate will assist in the booking of appointments, rescheduling appointments, supporting the clinical staff in optimising the waiting lists and meeting and greeting patients that arrive daily for their appointments. This role has a significant contribution to the patient experience and is vital for efficient service delivery maximising the usefulness of the clinical staff.

The post holder will be based at Alexandra Hospital Redditch but may be required to work on other Trust sites. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust comprises of 3 hospitals: The Alexandra Hospital, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, and Kidderminster Treatment Centre. All sites have good road links to M42 and M5 motorways.

Main duties of the job

Work independently and as part of a mixed team, managing and prioritising daily workload. Including prioritising and coordinating clinical appointments, forwarding patient letters, liaising with patients, relatives and carers. Answering the telephone, resolving patient queries, receiving and returning calls to Consultant Physicians, GPs, medical companies and other medical personnel. Taking and relaying messages in a professional manner, enabling the department to provide an efficient and effective clinical service. Maintaining appointment lists e.g.partial booking and fully booking appointments, investigating if patients have been waiting longer than expected at the request of directorate managers outcoming attendances, competently using the various electronic Trust wide clinical systems including OASIS, Bluespier, Allscripts PAS, EZ Notes and ICE. Develop and maintain filing systems for patients clinical investigations and departmental correspondence e.g. equipment maintenance etc..

Job responsibilities

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.