Receptionist / Administration Assistant

2 weeks ago

ClactononSea, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a permanent full time Receptionist/Administration Assistant based in The Landermere Centre, Clacton Hospital, Clacton-on-Sea.

We are looking for someone with the ability and confidence to use their own initiative and prioritise tasks. The post holder must possess excellent communication skills and relevant administrative experience, must be flexible and have attention to detail.

The role will involve providing support to our clinical colleagues with administrative tasks by providing front line support, face to face and over the telephone. This role is Monday - Friday 9 am to 5 pm. We will offer you support, supervision, training and the opportunity for personal development.

You will also need to be computer literate with experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. You will be given full training on the various systems that we use.

We are looking for someone with a positive and compassionate approach to supporting patient care. The role will also include telephone calls and face to face contact with our patients and due to the nature of the services we carry out administrative support for, these can sometimes be distressing.

You will be required to handle incoming and outgoing telephone calls to the multi-disciplinary clinical staff and managers in a polite and efficient manner. Receive and deal with telephone enquiries, responding appropriately to callers including high risk, abusive, threatening, depressed, suicidal and vulnerable clients and carers. Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.

Record accurate messages and follow them up appropriately in accordance to department guidelines.

To deal face to face with patients and families seeking further help/information and to be aware of the needs of the clients and to deal in an appropriate manner with clients who can be hostile, abusive or aggressive.

To exchange confidential and/or sensitive information between staff, patients, and carers in person or on the telephone. The unpredictability of patients means that persuasive, reassuring, empathic, skills are required at all times.

Deal with queries raised by patients, relatives, GP’s or other healthcare professionals both internally and externally to the trust. These are often of a non-routine nature and involving complex issues such as medication and other clinical treatments where there are barriers to understanding due to the nature of the client group.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Undertake administrative duties within own level of competence as requested by professionally registered staff

Record accurate messages and follow them up appropriately in accordance to department guidelines

Communicate face to face with clients seeking further help/information as required being aware of the needs of the clients and act in an appropriate manner particularly with clients who can be verbally challenging

Contribute to and support services to provide a high-quality service that takes account of individual needs. To exchange confidential, sensitive information with staff, clients, and carers in person or on the telephone. The unpredictability of clients means that persuasive, reassuring, empathic, skills are required at all times

Deal with queries raised by patients, carers and other healthcare professionals both internally and externally to the Trust. These are often of a non-routine nature and involving complex issues such as medication and other clinical treatments where there are barriers to understanding due to the nature of the client group.

COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Excellent communication skills with patients, carers and other healthcare colleagues (across a range of disciplines) on day-to-day aspects

The post holder will have the ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients according to th

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