Chemotherapy Receptionist

Band 2

**Main area**
- Oncology

**Grade**
- Band 2

**Contract**
- Permanent

**Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7am to 7pm)

**Job ref**
- 164-5378664

**Site**
- City Hospital Nottingham

**Town**
- Nottingham

**Salary**
- £22,383 per annum

**Salary period**
- Yearly

**Closing**
- Today at 23:59

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity within our chemotherapy department. You will have excellent customer service skills and be committed to providing a first class service to our patients. You will be responsible for greeting patients at reception, checking and updating personal details while maintaining patient confidentiality.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the chemotherapy team you will be responsible for greeting patients at reception, checking and updating personal details while maintaining patient confidentiality. Using CareFlow PAS and other relevant booking systems you will arrange follow-up appointments and update details accurately and efficiently. You’ll have excellent communication skills and will deal appropriately with enquires both by telephone and in person.

You will be a conscientious and enthusiastic team player with excellent organisational skills. You will need to be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of confidentiality, be well motivated and reliable. You will be able to understand and accurately convey verbal and written information and be able to remain calm under pressure.

Use your own initiative and respond to queries within and outside of the Organisation with a professional manner to patients, relatives and staff. You will present a professional and polite attitude at all times.

Working for our organisation

You must be educated to GCSE standard, possess excellent communication skills and be competent in the use of computers systems including Microsoft packages and Medway PAS.

Chemotherapy Daycase is committed to providing the highest quality of care and maintaining consistently high standards in a professional and friendly atmosphere.

Our values are: Caring and helpful; Safe and Vigilant for our patients and colleagues; Being Clinically Excellent and driving innovation to meet the needs of our patients; Using our Resources wisely whilst; Providing Quality services and experiences for staff and patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

To support the chemotherapy team and provide reception and administration cover. The post holder will need to use their initiative to develop processes and ensure the effective provision of a quality service.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
- To be educated to ‘O’ level, GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths
- Experience of Microsoft packages

Experience

Essential criteria
- Proven general office experience
- Customer Service Skills

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate in a clear and effective manner
- Ability to develop good working relationships

Analytical and Judgement

Essential criteria
- Understand the importance of confidentiality
- Exercise judgement and know when to seek advice when dealing with enquiries

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise own tasks
- Ability to work within Trust/departmental SOP's

Physical Skills

Essential criteria
- Uses ICT equipment regularly
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

**Salary**: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visas and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic St