As a Customer Service Advisor in our Lung Screening department, you'll be the first point of contact for all patient enquiries relating to appointment scheduling in our busy office based in Middlewich.
Main duties of the job
To be successful in the position, you'll be able to communicate with members of the public from a variety of different backgrounds and rely on your organisational skills to meet the requirements of our patients. You'll also be flexible and able to work in our weekly working pattern as required.
About us
InHealth is the UK's largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions. Our aim is to make healthcare better for patients by working collaboratively with the NHS to deliver a range of high-quality tests, scans, assessments, and procedures. In the last year, we have supported more than 5 million people in their healthcare journeys, the majority of these are NHS patients and service users.
As a people-focused organisation, our teams are integral in how we deliver our services and our values of Trust, Passion, Care, and Fresh Thinking underpin everything we do, influencing the way we interact with patients, customers, and colleagues.
Our mission is to be the preferred provider of high-quality diagnostics and healthcare solutions in hospitals and in accessible community settings, serving patients from 1,000 locations by 2025.
Job responsibilities
Role: Customer Service Advisor
As a Customer Service Advisor in our Lung Screening department, you'll be the first point of contact for all patient enquiries relating to appointment scheduling in our busy office based in Middlewich. To be successful in the position, you'll be able to communicate with members of the public from a variety of different backgrounds and rely on your organisational skills to meet the requirements of our patients. You'll also be flexible and able to work in our weekly working pattern as required.
Duties
1. Receive and handle inbound calls from patients looking to book or amend an appointment
2. Ensure that patients are provided appointment dates/times suited to their needs
3. Contact new patients to remind them of their appointments
4. Escalate any issues as and when they arise
5. Maintain appointment data on internal systems for reporting purposes
6. Respond to and action emails where needed
7. Maintain and ensure observation of robust quality assurance measures to meet national standards
8. Develop and maintain excellent relationships with all key stakeholders
9. Arrange and undertake telephone triage appointments to establish risk scores and eligibility for further appointments
10. Schedule CT scan appointments on hospital system, liaising with the hospital team to add patients if needed
11. Respond to patient queries regarding the lung health check process and their outcome
Experience
1. Be experienced in dealing with customers and/or patients and know how to handle their queries effectively and sensitively
2. Educated to GCSE or equivalent Qualifications and/or training/experience in Patient Care
3. Understand the importance of patient confidentiality and be aware of data protection
4. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
5. Have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirements of health and safety regulations
6. Maintain and ensure observation of robust internal quality assurance measures to meet national standards
7. Be comfortable with audits and reporting
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.
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