Main area Royal Stoke Hospital Imaging Department Reception and Helpdesk
Grade Band 2
Contract Permanent: Shift patterns in place
Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekday shifts, mornings, days, evenings - Including weekends and bank holidays)
Job ref 205-6729239
Site UHNM, Royal Stoke Hospital
Town Stoke on Trent
Salary £23,615 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 03/12/2024 23:59
Job overview
An exciting fixed term opportunity has arisen within the Imaging Directorate, Royal Stoke Hospital Reception Team for an enthusiastic, efficient and flexible individual who is able to multi-task.
This is a demanding role comprising a wide range of administration duties and telephone Helpdesk support. You will need to be able to communicate well at all levels and have good attention to detail. Telephone / ICT skills are essential. You will be a quick thinker who is able to juggle tasks, a team player, and also a confident person who is able to work independently.
You will need to be flexible as the rota requires Monday to Sunday working including mornings, afternoons, long days, weekends, and bank holidays. The role will also include occasional cover at County Hospital Imaging Reception.
Main duties of the job
1. To welcome patients into the Imaging Department and attend them on the Imaging computerised system. The patients attending could be for X-Ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound and some Interventional Radiology.
2. To complete administration duties including using a PC to process all the referrals coming into the department, processing DNAs, actioning emails, answering the telephone, Batch Printing, and booking patients into the correct department together with some ad hoc duties as needed.
3. To liaise with all clinical Team Leaders and staff in the Imaging Department.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person specification
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office
* Good standard of Education - English and Maths
* Reception Experience
* Knowledge of Data Protection & Confidentiality
* Good Communication Skills
* NHS Experience
* Ability to deal with customers and handle enquiries
* Knowledge of CRIS
* Experience of handling complaints
* Data inputting
Experience
* Experience of working in a fast-paced demanding administration environment
* Experience of handling large volume of telephone calls
* Knowledge of Imaging Services
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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