Outpatient Receptionist

3 weeks ago


Chichester, United Kingdom University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279) Full time

Job summary

The Outpatients Department is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person to work as a receptionist within our busy Outpatient Departments on a full time basis.

This is a challenging role workingacross ourvarious different Outpatient successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following skills:* Excellent customer service skills.*Be able to work well under pressure.* Communicate well with patients and other staff of all levels.* Be able to operate effectively as part of a team or using your own initiative.

You will be supported by experienced staff whilst working as part of a team delivering a high quality service to patients and other departments within the hospital.

Main duties of the job

To greet patients in an efficient, friendly and courteous manner. To book patients onto the PAS computer and check current details on the system for accuracy. Be able to make adjustments to patient details as required, in line with Trust policy, Data Quality and Information Governance. Liaise with medical staff and nurses to ensure efficient use of clinic time. To mutually agree and book follow-up appointments with patients as they leave the clinic. Cache up clinics effectively ensuring all secondary outcomes complete. To send out follow-up appointments for those unable to be booked at the time of the clinic. Liaise with the appropriate Consultants secretary or Cancel and Rebooks team if unable to book a follow-up appointment.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Record upon arrival and resolve any hospital transport patient issues. Scan notes into the department using the patient tracking system. Ensure there are no case notes missing. Organise received notes into order for clinics. Notify outpatient nursing staff in advance of any problems, whilst still seeking to rectify them. Supervise Red Cross/Clinical volunteers. Deal with telephone calls in a competent, friendly, helpful and polite manner. Resolve problems and deal with all queries at the reception desk with competence. Attend departmental meetings as arranged. Participate in the training and induction of new staff. Assist with investigations into complaints. Maintain confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business. Demonstrate flexibility in hours and working across hospital sites as required meeting needs of the service. Other reasonable duties relating to the smooth running of the departments within Access.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of reception work or a customer service based role

Desirable

Previous experience of working within the NHS Understanding of medical terminology

Qualifications

Essential

Maths and English A*-C or equivalent Fitness / Manual Handling patient notes Good computer skills - Experience of working with Microsoft programmes

Desirable

ECDL Keyboard skills

EDI

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role). Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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