Main area Administration Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract 24 months (24 month fixed term contract) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 381-ME-6602949
Employer Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site SWB NHS Trust Town Birmingham / West Bromwich Salary £23,615 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/01/2025 23:59
Receptionist/Clerical Officer
NHS AfC: Band 2
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
1. People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
2. Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
3. Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
The Cardiology Diagnostics department at SWBH NHS Trust is looking to recruit a full time Clerical Officer on a 24 month fixed term contract.
The department currently provides outpatient services at both City Hospital and Sandwell Hospital sites and carries out a variety of procedures on patients with known or suspected cardiac conditions. The successful candidate will work over both sites and will also be required to rotate to our third site, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.
Our clerical team is essential to the efficient running of the department; providing support to the clinical staff by managing the busy reception desks, booking and changing appointments, relaying urgent test requests and carrying out a variety of other clerical duties such as filing, photocopying, typing, database entry, and dispatching results.
We are therefore looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills, with experience of working in a clerical role within the medical field. Experience of working in a Cardiology department is desirable, but not essential.
If you do not hold a level 3 business administrator qualification, this could be offered as part of our staff personal development process after commencement in the post.
Main duties of the job
* To work on reception, greet and assist patients and log their arrival
* To receive calls from patients and medical staff and assist them with their queries
* To receive, open and organise all correspondence and to action as appropriate.
* To use both the departmental and hospital appointment scheduling systems, in order to book diagnostic tests and distribute appointment letters to patients.
* To prepare paperwork associated with cardiac physiologist’s investigations/procedure clinics.
* To undertake filing of correspondence and reports as required within the department.
* To receive portable heart monitors from patients at the reception desk and complete relevant documentation.
* Keep senior staff informed of all day-to-day occurrences that affect the functioning of the department.
* To assist the Service Managers with administrative duties as and when required
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE English A-C, or equivalent
* GCSE Maths A-C, or equivalent
* RSA 1
* AMSPAR
Experience
* Working in a clerical role in a medical environment
* Working in a clerical role in a cardiology department
* Experience with appointment booking systems
* Experience of using Lorenzo system
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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