Job Description
The successful candidate will need to be a good team player, able to use their initiative and prioritise their workload. to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner. The ability to work to tight deadlines whilst dealing with frequently changing priorities is also essential.
The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, confident and self-motivated, enjoy working in a challenging, busy environment and will have experience of working in a busy customer focused environment.
Your work will mainly be telephone and IT based so you should have an excellent customer service background as well as good keyboard skills and proven working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and HISS are essential.
If you are looking for a new challenge and would like to work in this busy, friendly environment then this is the role for you.
To manage clinics from a clerical perspective, liaising with patients, carers and staff of all levels, including medical staff. To be responsible for the efficient administration of outpatient appointments, from initial referral to patient attendance and finally discharge from clinic. To work closely with team members including nursing, secretarial and medical staff.
To provide support and guidance to patients, carers, relatives and others making contact with the service. To prospectively manage clinic slots to ensure maximum efficiencies within the service to agreed scheduling ensuring procedures are booked in accordance with Local and National Guidelines in relation to Referral to Treatment
Meticulous attention to detail and organisation skills are necessary for this role, as are excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team as this post will require working closely with a wide range of staff including Consultants, Nursing staff and the Admin & Clerical team so the ability to build relationships is a key requirement.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We Have Four Primary Goals
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do – taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rubinder Betts Job title: Deputy Admin Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07815477704