Waiting list officer Endoscopy

Job summary

Our JAG accredited endoscopy service, based at Furness General Hospital, is looking to recruit Band 3 waiting list officers to join our established, motivated and friendly team.

You will provide efficient administrative support in all aspects of the Endoscopy department's work as directed by the Endoscopy Admin Manager. This includes accurate data input, working on site in a busy reception area, booking of patients from a waiting list and response to patient enquiries.

To be able to prioritise own workload & work independently using initiative and deal with frequent interruptions.

A sound working knowledge of office 365 systems is an advantage to this role.

Main duties of the job

You will provide efficient administrative support in all aspects of the Endoscopy department's work as directed by the Endoscopy Admin Manager. This includes accurate data input, working in a busy reception area, booking of patients from a waiting list and response to patient enquiries.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.