NEPTS Call Handler

NEPTS Call Handler Nottingham, England

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Full Time Nottingham, England 10.9 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

EMAS currently provide Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services to patients in Derbyshire and Northamptonshire and from July 1st 2023 in Greater Lincolnshire.

To provide a seamless point of contact for patients and Health Care Professionals via a single point of contact call centre. The call handler role facilitates eligibility criteria screening, supports with enquiries, journey bookings and cancellations within service delivery specifications.

The role holder will take calls from members of the public and Health Care Professionals which will include assessment of patients’ eligibility to access the service using set specifications to make journey bookings. The call handler will also provide information to service users to manage journey bookings.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wishes to be part of a team that strive to provide quality patient care and with opportunities to work flexibly with a varying number of hours full or part time and working at centres based in North Hykem and Boston, or from home across the Lincolnshire region following successfully completing a period of training

Main responsibilities:
1. To receive calls from patients, carers, relatives and Health Care Professionals (HCPs) requesting ambulance transport and enquiries.

2. Answering calls professionally and politely and in a timely manner.

3. Complete the patient eligibility criteria assessment as applicable and advise if they meet the criteria. If a patient is not eligible, sign post the caller to alternative modes of transport or Hospital Travel Cost Schemes (HTCS). If ineligible escalate as per policy

5. Inputting/Registration of eligible transport bookings onto the Cleric CAD computer system.

6. Calling patients ahead of appointments to check and confirm travel arrangements.

8. Liaise with Operational Crews regarding patient journeys and any required updates and input all data into Cleric.

9. Liaise with Health Care Professionals as and when required regarding patient journeys.

10. Record all additional information received regarding patients/patient journeys into Cleric for reporting and auditing purposes.

11. Provide a high level of customer service at all times to all internal and external customers.

12. Maintain patient confidentiality at all times

13. Provide advice and assistance to patients and the public via the Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).

14. Report near miss/incidents immediately via the Trust Incident Reporting Procedure.

15. Escalate any safeguarding concerns to the relevant Health Care Professionals and Safeguarding Referral Team.

The duties and responsibilities of the post will be undertaken in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of the Trust, which may be amended from time to time.

Patient Safety is a key priority for the Trust. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are fully compliant with EMAS policies and procedures in respect of patient safety, for example Risk Management, Infection Prevention and Control, Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, but to give an indication of the main areas of activity and involvement.

NEPTS Call Handler
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

www.emas.nhs.uk
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Sue Noyes
$25 to $50 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1984
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