The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Inpatient Admission Clerk

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Job summary

The Surgery & Critical Care division is on the lookout for a skilled administrator to undertake the Inpatient Admissions Clerk role on a six month secondment.

You will be part of the Complex Booking team, ensuring that a high-quality service is provided for patients booked for elective procedures, and they leave having had a positive experience. You will work closely with and be supported by the multi-disciplinary team, which includes surgeons, nurses, senior managers and other admin staff.

Main duties of the job

You will primarily support the Admission Officers in the booking of patients for theatre procedures from the waiting list, from a number of specialties across the division, in accordance with Government Access standards and the Trust's Patient Access Policy, ensuring efficient and effective use of Main theatre/ADSU sessions.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Details

Date posted

29 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-6759350-SCC

Job locations

Kao Park

London Road

Harlow

CM17 9NA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Flexible attitude

Desirable

  • Good organisation, time management and prioritisation skills

Experience

Essential

  • Previous administrative/office experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in a booking role

skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to work accurately under pressure
  • A good standard of written and communication skills including basic reports

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GSCE level in English and Maths or equivalent experience
Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Flexible attitude

Desirable

  • Good organisation, time management and prioritisation skills

Experience

Essential

  • Previous administrative/office experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in a booking role

skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to work accurately under pressure
  • A good standard of written and communication skills including basic reports

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GSCE level in English and Maths or equivalent experience

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

Kao Park

London Road

Harlow

CM17 9NA


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Kao Park

London Road

Harlow

CM17 9NA


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader - Complex Booking Team

Shannon Taylor

shannon.taylor3@nhs.net

01279973052

Details

Date posted

29 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-6759350-SCC

Job locations

Kao Park

London Road

Harlow

CM17 9NA


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