Call Handler

**Job Title**:Call Handler

**Location**:Princess Alexandra Hospital, CM20 1QX

**Hours**:9pm-7am (10-hour shift with ½ hour break)

**Trust Location**:The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS

Would you like to be a part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other? If you answered yes, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS is the place for you.

**About the Trust**

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS trust plays a huge part in west Essex and east and north Hertfordshire's way of life.

The trust runs a busy hospital, The Princess Alexandra Hospital and provides services at St. Margaret's Hospital and Herts and Essex Hospital. Together serve a population of around 350,000 people.

**What you’ll be responsible for**:

- Answering the switchboard for 3 different hospitals, this can be up to 3000+ calls today, emergency alarms, dealing with calls of the helipad, key holder for departments, dealing with major incidents, dealing with declared or standby incidents for Stansted Airport (for example landing equipment failure, smoke coming from engine etc).
- Liaising with different emergency services, making 999 calls, dealing with crash calls, cardiac arrests, paediatrics crash calls, neo natal, blood loss.

**You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust**:
1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS

2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times

3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

**You’ll have the following skills/experience**:

- Excellent communication skills
- both written and verbal
- Excellent organisation skills
- Previous admin experience
- Previous NHS experience (desirable)
- NHS System Knowledge
- Ability to deal calmy and professionally when times are intense, sensitive and possibly upsetting

**As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits**:

- Competitive pay rates
- work this week, get paid next week
- **Essential support when you need it
- 24/7 365 days**:

- call us anytime
- **Multi locational**:

- work across neighbouring Trusts
- **Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go**:

- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- **Varied working options to suit your lifestyle**:

- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
- **Training and development opportunities**:

- Keep up with the essentials and more
- **Build holiday allowance for every shift you work**:

- your work life balance is important to us
- **Stakeholder pension scheme available**:

- a flexible future for you and yours

**Who are NHS Professionals?**

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £16.71 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Night shift

Application question(s):

- Do you have previous NHS experience?

Work Location: In person