INTERNAL IOW AND PHU NHS APPLICANTS ONLY
The post holder will be the first point of contact for the Trust's Patient Advice & Liaison Service, providing high-level customer service to patients, relatives, and visitors, offering advice, signposting, information, and timely resolution to patients and service users with enquiries or concerns.
Our vision for Single Corporate Services Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.
This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division. The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU, and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in-person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.
Main duties of the job
Position Type: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
1. Provide an empathetic and responsive advice service to patients and service users.
2. Respond to enquiries independently where able.
3. Frequently communicate with patients and service users in person, on the telephone, and via written communication.
4. Work as part of a team, communicating with the Patient Experience team to ensure a joined-up approach to improve the experience of patients and their families at the Trust.
5. Escalate enquiries to the Patient Experience Lead where appropriate. Recognise when to refer enquiries to clinical staff (this is a non-clinical post, and the post holder is therefore not permitted to give clinical information, e.g., test results).
6. Demonstrate exceptional verbal communication skills, with the ability to adjust communication styles to meet the needs of the audience.
7. Use tact, diplomacy, and persuasion to maintain effective working relationships with clinical and non-clinical staff to facilitate resolution of concerns.
8. Deal compassionately but assertively with challenging individuals.
9. Cope with emotionally demanding and challenging people on a frequent basis.
About us
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire the Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities; speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you, and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals, and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE, and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role, please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail, please read the full job description document attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent experience.
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programmes.
* Experience of working in a busy customer service environment.
* Experience of working within an NHS or Social Care environment.
* Knowledge of Minestrone, PAS, Datix, and other Trust data systems.
* Understanding of the NHS and organisation.
* Experience of working within an acute NHS Trust.
* Completion of conflict resolution training or similar.
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.
£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata, per annum.
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