The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Clerical Co-ordinator - Emergency Department

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team ofClerical Co-ordinators at Princess Alexandra Hospital. Working with a busy team of administrative and clinical staff within theAdultEmergency Department this is a very rewarding role.

Assisting in the administration for the reception area in the Adult Emergency Department this post requires keyboard skills, customer service experience and the ability to multitask whilst working within a busy fast pace environment.

You will be required to provide a variety of clerical tasks including the registration of patients,maintaining patient records, filing, arranging for clinic appointments, answering telephone enquiries, data entry onto the hospital computer systems.

If you are seeking a challenge and possess the skills required this could be the right job for you.

This role is shift work and includes unsocial hours, involving nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rolling rota.

Main duties of the job

To register patients who attend the department, efficiently and accurately with the utmost confidentiality and deal with all phone calls in a professional manner.

To maintain high standards of record keeping, within patient's hospital notes and the department's filing system.

To liaise with all departments within the hospital and also with outside organisations such as GP surgeries, dentists, other hospitals etc, in the best interests of our patients.

To provide a professional, customer centred reception service to patients attending the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust's UEC Reception areas as operationally required. To be flexible to work within a range of areas within UEC.

About us

This is an exciting time for PAHT. Over the next five years we are on a digital transformation journey, leading us to ourbrand new hospital. You'll be part of the team supporting our organisation in a diverse and challenging role; a role which can make a significant difference to our patients, staff and the future direction of our services.

Our people demonstrate energy and commitment towards improving the care and experiences provided to our patients and the drive to be an 'outstanding' organisation.

It's never been a better time to join us.

Details

Date posted

07 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,008 to £25,553 a year per annum inclusive of high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

292-5482952-SW

Job locations

PAH

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Person Spec

Essential

  • Meets person spec

EDUCATION

Essential

  • To GCSE Grades A-C in Maths and English or equivalent. NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Previous clerical /admin experience
  • Understanding of Patient Confidentiality
  • Understanding of Data Protection Act
  • Record Keeping / Data Entry Experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS clerical experience dealing with the public
Person Specification

Person Spec

Essential

  • Meets person spec

EDUCATION

Essential

  • To GCSE Grades A-C in Maths and English or equivalent. NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Previous clerical /admin experience
  • Understanding of Patient Confidentiality
  • Understanding of Data Protection Act
  • Record Keeping / Data Entry Experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS clerical experience dealing with the public

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

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

PAH

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

PAH

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Service Manager

Mia Browne

mia.browne@nhs.net

01279962235

Details

Date posted

07 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,008 to £25,553 a year per annum inclusive of high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

292-5482952-SW

Job locations

PAH

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


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