Cardiology Reception and Booking Administrator
NHS AfC: Band 2
Main area Booking & Reception Administrator Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent: 30.00 Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Mainly located in the Bookings office Holiday cover for CCU Reception) Job ref 374-ED2032
Employer East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Eastbourne District General Hospital Town Eastbourne Salary £24,465 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/03/2026 23:59
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and is the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’. Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
This is a fast paced demanding but rewarding role. If you are looking for a challenge and want to feel you are making a real difference, we want to hear from you. You will be working with a team of highly qualified professionals, from Cardiologists, physiologists and Nurses along side the rest of the admin team. You will need to be organised, be able to prioritise and work to strict booking time frames and deadlines.
You will contribute to the income of the department by ensuring all clinics are fully utilised and cashed up. Producing and reporting test results and ensure they are disseminated to the correct consultant. This position is a hybrid role which includes covering the Cardiology Reception for annual leave.
Main duties of the job
The job is varied and will allow you to use your initiative. You will ensure all clinics are filled by booking onto the Tomcat and Pas booking systems. Take calls from patients and liaise with them regarding their bookings. A degree of compassion must be demonstrated when communicating with our Cardiology patients. Moving and cancelling patients and clinics at short notice will be part of this role. Supporting other team members during holiday time. 2 days of the role will be based in the Cardiology Reception area. Here you will meet and greet our patients with a professional, welcoming manner. Help to rebook appointments answer queries and cash up clinics.
This is not an exhaustive list and full training and support will be provided to the successful candidate.
Work each day to deliver our Trust Values by demonstrating Kindness, Inclusivity and Integrity.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
* Ability to undertake additional training on departmental IT and manual systems
Experience
* Previous admin and clerical experience in a busy office environment or similar skills
* Experience and understanding of a Patient Administration System (PAS)
* Customer care skills and experience, preferably within a healthcare environment.
Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Our vision is to be:
* The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
Our mission is to:
* Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
Our strategic objectives are to:
* Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
* Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
* Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:
* Safe
* Effective
* Caring
* Responsive and
* Well led
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
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