Outpatients Booking Clerk

1 month ago


StocktononTees, United Kingdom North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic Booking Clerks within Outpatient Central Bookings. You will be a member of a team in an extremely busy department providing a high quality service to internal and external users.

The post holder will be responsible for assisting in the provision of an efficient and effective outpatient appointment booking service. The outpatient department operates between the hours of and

Main duties of the job

You will be required to provide an efficient, accurate and timely service to assist in patient care whilst adhering to strict deadlines. The post holder will be required to learn a range of tasks and will need to adapt to a changing environment.

The outpatient department processes in excess of 800 appointments per day, both face to face and via the telephone. Due to the complexity and variety of clinics that are operating every day, the booking process is a complicated procedure utilising a confidential patient database and an automated telephone system based in the call centre and the post holder will be required to have a complete knowledge of all clinics held within the trust.

About us

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones.

We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We actively encourage staff involvement with staff networking events and staff survey

"Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

Job description

Job responsibilities

Book outpatient appointments and manage allocated clinic bookings as requested within the agreed booking schedule, following all trust policies, procedures and processes, and using appropriate technologies, Patient Administration System and automated telephone booking system.

Responsibility for making decisions with regard to inserting outpatient appointments, making sure that the clinics are run as efficiently as possible, whilst taking into account clinical priorities and ensuring that patients are seen in order of appointment.

Ensure that all outpatient activity is entered onto the outpatient systems and that any data recorded is accurate and relevant in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

The post holder will be expected to communicate and work effectively with all members of the booking team, liaising with medical and nursing staff, other departments and internal service users across the trust.

The post holder will be expected to liaise with external service users such as patients, GPs and other hospitals adopting a professional manner at all times.

The post-holder must treat colleagues in a manner that conveys respect for the abilities of each other and a willingness to work as a team.

Ensure that all trust policies, procedures and guidelines relating to confidentiality and Caldicott Principles are strictly adhered to when handling patient files or discussing patient needs etc.

Develop and maintain a broad understanding of national, regional and local waiting list targets and take appropriate action to assist in the timely resolution of a significant number of enquiries regarding the partial and full booking processes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE at grade C (4) or above in Mathematics & English Language or equivalent NVQ at level 2 in Business Administration (or equivalent)

Desirable

IT qualification (ITQ at level 3 or equivalent) IT qualification (ITQ at level 3 or equivalent) NVQ at level 3 in Business Administration (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

Experience of clerical work involving computerised systems A good working knowledge of windows based computer systems and be capable of using most Microsoft Office applications, particularly MS Word and Outlook.

Desirable

Experience of a healthcare environment, Outpatient Bookings/PAS systems would be an advantage. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team Knowledge of medical terminology Knowledge of appointment systems such as Trakcare, Choose and book

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