Clerical Officer

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking to appoint an individual to work in the Access Booking & Choice Department at Bolton Hospital.Candidates must be highly motivated and able to multi-task in a busy administration office. Excellent communication skills are essential as you will be expected to work with a diverse range of people. Good IT skills and attention to detail are also a must; we aim to deliver a high standard of service to our patients and medical team. The department oversees a high volume workload, so you must be able to demonstrate experience of meeting deadlines. The ability to work effectively as part of a team is essential.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to thegov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Main duties of the job

Booking hospital transport for patients requiring transport to hospital

Run off all clinical correspondence and put letters through the paper folding machine

Put all appointment confirmation letters through the paper folding machine

Delivery rounds 1 and 2 - drop off referral letters for triage and pick up once triaged, distributing to relevant team trays per specialty

Stationery ordering

3 day turnaround printing - printing from Electronic Referral System

Post and faxes - distribute to relevant team trays per specialty

Team Email accounts - booking FU appointments

Team NHS.NET account - printing new referral letters and adding referral/waiting list onto LE2.2

Ward discharges - booking follow up appointments

Choose and Book Referrals for review (Worklists) - printing from Electronic Referral System

Printing appointment confirmation letters - from LE2.2

Filing booked referrals in date order ready for taking over to Health Records prepping

Inputting referrals, waiting lists onto the system

Booking patients from the waiting lists (manual referrals) - ringing, agreeing/confirming appointments/cancelling with the patient - eg therapies, ante-natal, oral surgery

Adding cardio cards to LE2.2 - referral , waiting list & booking

About us

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of our people and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. Staff are valued and we can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development.

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

241-240DS-25

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital - Musgrave House

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Run off all clinical correspondence and put letters through the paper folding machine

Put all appointment confirmation letters through the paper folding machine

Delivery rounds 1 and 2 drop off referral letters for triage and pick up once triaged, distributing to relevant team trays per specialty

Stationery ordering

3 day turnaround printing printing from Electronic Referral System

Post and faxes distribute to relevant team trays per specialty

Team Email accounts booking FU appointments

Team NHS.NET account printing new referral letters and adding referral/waiting list onto LE2.2

Ward discharges booking follow up appointments

Choose and Book Referrals for review (Worklists) printing from Electronic Referral System

Printing appointment confirmation letters from LE2.2

Filing booked referrals in date order ready for taking over to Health Records prepping

Inputting referrals, waiting lists onto the system

Booking patients from the waiting lists (manual referrals) ringing, agreeing/confirming appointments/cancelling with the patient eg therapies, ante-natal, oral surgery

Adding cardio cards to LE2.2 referral , waiting list & booking

Booking hospital transport for patients requiring transport to hospital

Job description

Job responsibilities

Run off all clinical correspondence and put letters through the paper folding machine

Put all appointment confirmation letters through the paper folding machine

Delivery rounds 1 and 2 drop off referral letters for triage and pick up once triaged, distributing to relevant team trays per specialty

Stationery ordering

3 day turnaround printing printing from Electronic Referral System

Post and faxes distribute to relevant team trays per specialty

Team Email accounts booking FU appointments

Team NHS.NET account printing new referral letters and adding referral/waiting list onto LE2.2

Ward discharges booking follow up appointments

Choose and Book Referrals for review (Worklists) printing from Electronic Referral System

Printing appointment confirmation letters from LE2.2

Filing booked referrals in date order ready for taking over to Health Records prepping

Inputting referrals, waiting lists onto the system

Booking patients from the waiting lists (manual referrals) ringing, agreeing/confirming appointments/cancelling with the patient eg therapies, ante-natal, oral surgery

Adding cardio cards to LE2.2 referral , waiting list & booking

Booking hospital transport for patients requiring transport to hospital

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Minimum of 4 GCSE's including English and Maths Grades C/4 and above

Desirable

  • Administration/Customer Service Qualification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience in an administration environment
  • Customer Service Skills
  • Knowledge of Data Protection guidelines

Desirable

  • Medical records experience
  • Previous experience in a hospital/NHS environment

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and targets
  • Accurate filing skills
  • Willing to be flexible around tasks and working hours
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work to standards and with a good level of attention to detail

Desirable

  • Demonstrate willingness to adapt to change
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Minimum of 4 GCSE's including English and Maths Grades C/4 and above

Desirable

  • Administration/Customer Service Qualification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience in an administration environment
  • Customer Service Skills
  • Knowledge of Data Protection guidelines

Desirable

  • Medical records experience
  • Previous experience in a hospital/NHS environment

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and targets
  • Accurate filing skills
  • Willing to be flexible around tasks and working hours
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work to standards and with a good level of attention to detail

Desirable

  • Demonstrate willingness to adapt to change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital - Musgrave House

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital - Musgrave House

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Inpatient/Outpatient Facilitator

Stevielee Kelly

Stevielee.Kelly@boltonft.nhs.uk

01204390400

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

241-240DS-25

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital - Musgrave House

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


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