SPOC Telephone Advisor

5 days ago

Luton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust Full-time £25,760 - £27,476/year

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.

Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.

By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.

Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.

Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Please note all new starters will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Job overview

 Could you use your skills and experience to support the Luton Adults Single Point of Contact to promote great care? 

Are you enthusiastic, organised and adaptable?

Would you enjoy the opportunity to work as part of a small proactive team?

We have an exciting opportunity to expand our team of Single Point of Contact/RMS Telephone Advisors within the Referral Management Service (RMS). If you are enthusiastic, motivated and have excellent communication skills we would like to hear from you.

The SPOC/RMS is staffed by qualified clinicians who are supported by SPOC/RMS Telephone Advisors with the skills necessary to determine the most effective pathway for delivery of patient care in a timely manner. The post holder will work closely with the clinicians processing referrals, answering a variety of telephone calls and utilising strong initiative skills to provide excellent administration support throughout the shift.  

Whilst this rewarding non-clinical role can be fast paced and challenging, full support and training will be provided and the Trust is committed to staff development.

The service works 365 days per year including weekends and bank holidays from 8am-9pm. We are looking for flexible staff that are able to cover shifts on a rota basis.

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'Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 08/10/ 2026'.

The post holder will manage all incoming communications including telephone, email or letter and/or any other forms of communication. The post holder will use information systems to establish the urgent status of potential new referrals. 

The post holder will manage day to day enquiries and requests for information. The post holder will work to agreed pathways and protocols to support Community Nursing and Specialist teams.

Shift patterns 08:00 - 16:00, 09:00 - 17:00, 13:00 -21:00

 

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff  who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. 

Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.

If you receive a suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication, do not make any payments, share personal information, or provide identity documents. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide an initial point of contact by telephone or email for patients, carers and referrers to Luton Community services including community nursing, end of life care (EOLC) and urgent response services.

To answer all incoming telephone calls, complete an initial screening and direct them to appropriate clinician/practitioner across the organisation

Will be responsible for inputting and uploading new referrals onto System one, completing triage templates to ensure all relevant information is obtained and adding to the correct Caseload.

Liaise with Clinicians and communicate appropriate referrals to the adult clinical services including Community Nursing staff providing home visits and urgent response services

Work with other healthcare providers and agencies to support hospital admission avoidance plus timely and safe discharge of patients to the community setting.

To complete accurate patient records to ensure continuity of care and enter appropriate minimum data set on Customer Relationship Management System/electronic patient records, using effective questioning skills and respecting patient confidentiality, working within Trust protocols and legislative requirements.

To contribute to the continuous improvement and development of the service provision

Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team to establish priorities and proceed with objectives with minimal supervision.

The Single Point of Access is a 24 hour a day, 365 days a year service that is covered by an specific out of hours nursing team each evening/night between the hours of 9pm until 8am. SPOC telephone Advisers will be expected to work a shift pattern to cover the service between the hours of 8am and 9pm.

Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.

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Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against eligible roles. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.

Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.

Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA.

Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.

Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.

ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear