Clerical Officer/Receptionist (XN02)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Job summary

Do you have excellent organisational skills with attention to detail to succeed in an administrative role?

At the Immunology and Allergy department, we are looking for a friendly, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide comprehensive administration service and clerical support and be a part of our team at St James Hospital. You will be joining our supportive and positive team that combines of administration staff, secretaries, doctors and nurses.

At LTHT, we pride ourselves of having the goal to be the best place to work, so if this is a role you are interested in please apply to become the next Clerical Officer at the Immunology and Allergy department!

A full programme of training and induction will be given along with the opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

This post is a substantive post for 16 hours per week.

Please contact Colm Cullen on 0113 2066013 or colm.cullen@nhs.net for further enquiries.

Expected Shortlisting Date: 30/01/2025

Planned Interview Date: 06/01/2025

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be within the Immunology and Allergy team to facilitate the smooth and efficient delivery of the patient administration pathway from referral and throughout the outpatient/inpatient process. You will be providing an efficient, effective and accurate administrative duty to support the delivery of high standard and cost effective treatment of patients.

The responsibilities of this role include reception duties, making outpatient appointments, clinic preparation, dealing with patient enquiries and other healthcare professionals and filing of results. Therefore having excellent communication, being able to work as part of a team as well as being able to use own initiative and working towards deadlines are the skills to be successful at this role.

If you have the skills to take on this role, please apply. We want you on our team!

About us

Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.

At Cardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

09 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-CRS-242

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal Duties & Areas of Responsibility

Process referral letters received from General Practitioners and other healthcare professionals in line with Trust Policies.

Ensure patient notes are prepared in a tidy and complete manner, ensuring that all necessary documentation is available and sufficient accurate patient labels are available. This will necessitate the use of case the Trusts Patient Administration System.

Make appointments in a polite and helpful manner, following Trust Policies and local guidelines for clinic formats using the Patient Administration System.

Deal promptly with internal and external correspondence. Ensuring clinical correspondence and scanned and loaded to the patients electronic record in a timely manner and in accordance with the departments processes.

Respond effectively to telephone communications in a polite and helpful manner, observing the need for discretion and courtesy. Taking responsibility for returning any follow up calls as necessary.

Obtain information on each patient attendance and in a timely manner accurately record on the Patient Administration System in line with Trust Policy.

Collect additional information as requested, with the aim of monitoring the quality of the service provided in accordance with the Trusts Performance Management Framework.

Provide suitable cover for other clerical staff in cases of absences, as delegated by the Assistant Patient Services Co-ordinator.

Refer to line manager, any changes/cancellations to patient plans and clinics in line with the Inpatient/Outpatient Management Policy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal Duties & Areas of Responsibility

Process referral letters received from General Practitioners and other healthcare professionals in line with Trust Policies.

Ensure patient notes are prepared in a tidy and complete manner, ensuring that all necessary documentation is available and sufficient accurate patient labels are available. This will necessitate the use of case the Trusts Patient Administration System.

Make appointments in a polite and helpful manner, following Trust Policies and local guidelines for clinic formats using the Patient Administration System.

Deal promptly with internal and external correspondence. Ensuring clinical correspondence and scanned and loaded to the patients electronic record in a timely manner and in accordance with the departments processes.

Respond effectively to telephone communications in a polite and helpful manner, observing the need for discretion and courtesy. Taking responsibility for returning any follow up calls as necessary.

Obtain information on each patient attendance and in a timely manner accurately record on the Patient Administration System in line with Trust Policy.

Collect additional information as requested, with the aim of monitoring the quality of the service provided in accordance with the Trusts Performance Management Framework.

Provide suitable cover for other clerical staff in cases of absences, as delegated by the Assistant Patient Services Co-ordinator.

Refer to line manager, any changes/cancellations to patient plans and clinics in line with the Inpatient/Outpatient Management Policy.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in dealing with members of the public in an working environment

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience including Reception/Office Administration experience
  • Experience of using administrative systems including data entry Operation of hospital out-patient receptions

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths
  • Willingness to undertake further professional development and training
  • Knowledge of Computerised Office Systems

Desirable

  • An Administrative qualification eg CLAIT, IBT

Skills and Behaviours

Essential

  • A good team player, with the ability to work in a diverse and demanding environment in a multidisciplinary team
  • Excellent communication skills both verbally and written that are clear and concise
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Basic computer literacy and willingness to further undergo training

Desirable

  • Ability to use the Trusts Patient Administration System
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in dealing with members of the public in an working environment

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience including Reception/Office Administration experience
  • Experience of using administrative systems including data entry Operation of hospital out-patient receptions

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths
  • Willingness to undertake further professional development and training
  • Knowledge of Computerised Office Systems

Desirable

  • An Administrative qualification eg CLAIT, IBT

Skills and Behaviours

Essential

  • A good team player, with the ability to work in a diverse and demanding environment in a multidisciplinary team
  • Excellent communication skills both verbally and written that are clear and concise
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Basic computer literacy and willingness to further undergo training

Desirable

  • Ability to use the Trusts Patient Administration System

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

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Business Support Manager

Colm Cullen

colm.cullen@nhs.net

Date posted

09 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-CRS-242

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


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