Receptionist / Booking Clerk

Receptionist / Booking Clerk Norwich, England

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Norwich, England 22383 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join the Support Services Business Unit at NNUH.

The business unit comprises of Clinical Engineering, Health Records, Infection Prevention & Control, Medical Illustration, Outpatient Booking and Radiation Protection Services.

The post holder will provide a high-quality reception and support service for the admin and booking team, and as such, will need to be able to communicate well with patients and their relatives, the general public and a wide range of multi-professional staff, internal and external to the Trust. In order to provide a support service to the technical staff, a versatile approach is essential and the ability to cope with a large number of different tasks simultaneously is a prerequisite of this post.

As post holder you will provide a support service to the Therapy Services Department. You will also carry out administration duties such as: arranging/prioritising/booking appointments to target dates, to cancel and re-book appointments as necessary, manage Clinic Patient Waiting Lists, maintain the appointment system and coordinating the various clinics within the department.

You will be responsible for ensuring the correct and timely input of patient information onto the Patient Administration System (PAS), observing the rules of ‘real time data entry’. All aspects of this role should be carried out in line with Trust Policies and Procedures on data collection and confidentiality

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
  • Multi Faith prayer room
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
  • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
  • On-site Nursery
  • On-site cafes offering staff discounts
  • Support in career development
  • Flexible staff bank
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
  • To provide a support service to the technical, secretarial, medical and other staff of the Departments including data entry into Trust systems.
  • To carry out receptionist duties, including prioritising and arranging appointments and maintaining the various appointment systems, identifying test requests and investigations, and co-ordinating the various clinics within the department.
  • To deal with patients and external and internal staff enquiries in person or via the telephone, in a courteous and confidential manner and provide assistance as required.
  • To ensure patients safety and well-being in the waiting area prior to them being called for their appointment and alerting appropriate staff to any cause for concern.
  • To keep a log of telephone requests for investigations in line with department policy, prioritising these and ensuring messages are conveyed to the appropriate staff.
  • To ensure appointment lists are maintained and prepared in readiness for clinical work.
  • To obtain and prepare notes in readiness for clinics, investigations or at the request of staff within the department.
  • To understand the 18 Week Pathway, input the correct RTT codes, validate the patient pathway where appropriate and to support the booking of new and follow-up outpatient appointments, ensuring bookings are accurate and within their 18 week pathways.
  • To cancel and re-book appointments as necessary, assessing each individual requirement to establish priority and need for the overbooking of clinics.
  • To ensure that on the patient’s arrival to clinic, that they are confirmed to have arrived on the system and that their Demographic details (including Overseas Visitor status) are checked, ensuring new labels and front sheets are produced if there are alterations made.
Please see the attached job description for full details.

Receptionist / Booking Clerk
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
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1946
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