Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Band 2 Booking Clerk

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Job summary

Do you have excellent communication skills? If yes, then come and join the Podiatry and Non-cancer Lymphoedema Service Booking Team.

We are looking to recruit an additional member of staff to work in our booking office at South Wigston Health Centre. The booking office is the hub of the Podiatry and Non-cancer Lymphoedema Service providing a high-quality telephone-based booking service for podiatry and non-cancer lymphoedema patients living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We are looking for someone to work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30am to 4pm

Main duties of the job

The main duties and responsibilities of the booking clerk are to provide an effective, efficient, and professional telephone central booking facility and help line for the Podiatry/Lymphoedema Services patients, carers, and clinical staff. Duties will include answering telephone calls, booking appointments, dealing with queries etc. As well as monitoring patient waiting times and clinical diaries to make best use of clinical staff time and to meet service KPI's.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Details

Date posted

16 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-24-0700

Job locations

South Wigston Health Centre

80 Blaby Road

Wigston

Leicestershire

LE18 4SE


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you see and want to know more about the job and its responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you see and want to know more about the job and its responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Desirable

  • RSA II or equivalent standard e.g. NVQ2 in Admin

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience with databases/data inputting.
  • Being able to work to strict deadlines.
  • Experience of working within a customer service environment.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the NHS.
  • Experience of using SystmOne.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Desirable

  • RSA II or equivalent standard e.g. NVQ2 in Admin

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience with databases/data inputting.
  • Being able to work to strict deadlines.
  • Experience of working within a customer service environment.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the NHS.
  • Experience of using SystmOne.

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

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

South Wigston Health Centre

80 Blaby Road

Wigston

Leicestershire

LE18 4SE


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

South Wigston Health Centre

80 Blaby Road

Wigston

Leicestershire

LE18 4SE


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Booking Office Team Lead

Sally Dickinson/Aaron Barratt

sally.dickinson7@nhs.net

07780004573

Details

Date posted

16 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-24-0700

Job locations

South Wigston Health Centre

80 Blaby Road

Wigston

Leicestershire

LE18 4SE


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