Job summary
Our Childrens Care Group have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our friendly team as an Call Handler /Administration Assistant. The team is responsible for the provision of an efficient and comprehensive administrative service for the Children's Care Group
The successful candidate will have the ability to deal with people at all levels in a polite and professional manner and should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. It's important you can work effectively in a fast-paced office environment, handling large volumes of tasks, some of which may be challenging to deal with. You will need to be flexible and adaptable to the varying demands and changing circumstances and priorities of the services. You must have the proven ability to work independently using your own initiative, as well as part of a team.
The essential requirements for this post are a good standard of education Grade C or above in English and Maths GCSE or equivalent or RSA stage II typing/word processing or equivalent qualifications or have an equivalent level of experience. Experience of using Microsoft Office applications would be advantageous and experience of office procedures,, filing, photocopying, message taking, typing etc is essential.
Previous experience of NHS systems including SystmOne would be advantageous, but not essential as full comprehensive training will be give
Main duties of the job
1. Provide a confidential, quality administrative service to an identified pathway within the Children's Care Group as part of Single Point of Contact Model.
2. To communicate effectively, accurately and professionally, applying discretion and empathy where necessary, with written, telephone and face to face contact, with patients, visitors, other Trust staff and external agencies.
3. Create and maintain, up to date computerised patient records and recall systems on SystmOne.
4. Update new referrals on to SystmOne. Maintain current referrals and end where advised to do so.
5. Provide an efficient and timely photocopying and scanning service to the team.
6. Maintain, scan and file paper records and information as appropriate, in line with records management principles.
7. Assist in the production of high quality documentation, using Microsoft Word and SystmOne, including confidential letters, non-accidental injury reports, case conference reports, housing reports etc.
8. Liaise between clients, professional staff and other multi-agency partners Local authorities, Children's Centres, Schools, GPs and other partner agencies
9. Deal with telephone enquiries in a courteous and efficient manner, recording messages as per agreed systems and escalating as per protocols.
Book appointments, assessments and groups/clinics in line with contracted requirements and maintain appointment ledgers and recall systems on SystmOne
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
education
Essential
10. GCSE Maths and English C+ or equivalent
Desirable
11. NVQ in customer service
Experience
Essential
12. Experience of handling large call volumes
Desirable
13. Previous NHS experience or other large public sector organisation
14. Experience working in call centre or customer service environment