Referral Co-ordinator

Job summary

We are based at Wokingham Hospital, and process referrals for community services. These referrals come by either phone or email and are processed onto a clinical platform creating a referral for the relevant service.

Referrals received by phone are taken by administrators and these calls can also be for Adult Social Care, Children's Mental Health and general enquires.

Email referrals are managed by a Triage Team who pre screen and pass the referrals to a processing queue managed by administrators.

The service operates between 08.00-18.00 Monday to Friday on variety of shifts for example 8am-4pm and 10am-6pm.

There may be some opportunities to work from home after initial training, but staff are still required to work from the office as needed. You will be required to attend the office at short notice should you be able to work from home. Candidates must have a compatible home internet provider, Hyperoptic is not compatible with our soft phone system.

Basic IT equipment will be provided.

This post will require staff to be able to access the office at Wokingham Hospital

Main duties of the job

• To receive incoming Health, Social and Children's Mental Health referrals for community services collecting supporting information from the referrer, client, and other agencies to complete the relevant contact assessment
• You will need to be able to collect accurate and efficient recording of referrals on RIO and Adastra (clinical platforms)
• Ensure incoming referrals are processed in a timely manner and are signposted onto the appropriate service.
• Answer the telephone and provide caller with information requested / record referral details for processing.
• Good communication skills
• Effective team working
• Attend all statutory and mandatory training required for this role.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites