Clerical Co-ordinator - Acute Medicine
The closing date is 12 September 2025
Job summary
Acute Medicine is looking for friendly and enthusiastic individual to join our team of Clerical Co-ordinators on a full-time, permanent basis.
You will provide administrative support to the reception area rotating though all of our units, SDEC, AAU and Charnley.
Your duties will include but not restricted to the registration of patients, maintenance of patient records, filing, arranging for clinic appointments, answering telephone enquiries and data entry onto the hospital computer systems.
This is an entry-level role where full training will be provided, so while you are not required to have any previous experience, well-rounded IT skills and/or customer service experience will be advantageous.
This post is shift-based to cover a 24/7 service and will include some unsocial hours, including weekends and bank holidays on a rolling rota.
Main duties of the job
- Registration of patients visiting the unit
- Maintaining patient records
- Filing in accordance with department and Trust procedures
- Booking clinic appointments
- Outcoming clinic appointments
- Supporting clinical staff administratively
- Answering telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries
- Data entry
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 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-7376007-UEC
Job locations
PAH
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
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)


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