Job Summary
About Us
Modality LLP is a large-scale provider on NHS community outpatient and diagnostic services. Locally, we offer patients access to community outpatient services across a number of specialty areas including Cardiology, Dermatology, Rheumatology, ENT, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Urology and Respiratory Medicine. We also offer a range of diagnostic services including x-ray and ultrasound.
We are recruiting a Patient Services Assistant who will meet and greet patients at our sites and support the day-to-day running of our specialist clinics at our Bromsgrove location.
As an employee with us you can benefit from
1. Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
2. Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
3. Employee discounts and benefits scheme
4. Employee assistance programme (EAP)
5. Education and career pathways
6. Enhanced Family friendly policies
7. Flexible working
8. Wellbeing support and initiative
If you are interested in joining us please read on.
Main duties of the job
The role is an all-rounded, patient-facing and back-office administration role; we are seeking individuals to join our team who are caring, compassionate and confident, who demonstrate effective communication, excellent customer service skills, IT skills, and the ability to support patients with general enquiries and signpost them to the most appropriate team member or service. The postholder will be a key member of the practice team, responsible for completing a variety of tasks including dealing with patient requests i.e. appointment booking, general enquiries in person and over the telephone, as well as performing a number of administrative duties.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.
You will love this job if you have a passion for helping and interacting with patients to provide and process information in response to enquiries. You will also be able to enhance your computer skills by using MS Word, Outlook, Excel and other relevant software packages.
If you feel this is the ideal career and looking for a daily challenge, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality LLP, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Person Specification
Skills Essential
* Customer service orientation
* Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
* Problem-analysis and problem-solving
* Administrative and organisational skills
* Ability to follow policies, practices and protocols.
* Stress tolerance
* Ability to handle patients (both on the telephone and in person) who may be angry, upset or distressed.
* Computer-literate and adaptable in using different software
Personal Qualities Essential
* Confident and welcoming demeanour
* Professional approach to work
* Good telephone manner
* Strong team player
* Smart appearance
* Exercises tact and discretion at all times
* Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift
* Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours
Knowledge Essential
* Customer service principles and practices
* Basic medical terminology
* Reception protocols
* Basic telephone call management, including taking and transferring calls
* NHS systems
* MS Word, Outlook, Excel and other relevant software packages
* Knowledge of / experience from within NHS/General Practice
* Previous call-handling experience
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Modality LLP
Address
Lyndon House, 62 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, B16 8PE
Employer's website
https://www.modalitycommunityservices.com/
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