Job summary
We have a vacancy which has arisen in the Outpatient Administration team, for a full-time role ( based at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.
This role will include out-patient reception duties with face-to-face contact with a wide range of patients and visitors, co-ordinating clinics with the clinical teams, working with a variety of software packages to facilitate our video consultations, all worked on a roster basis
You will need experience of dealing with competing and challenging deadlines within a fast-paced out-patient clinic area where clinic delivery and attendance has changed significantly over the past 2 years. You should have a good understanding of RTT and patient pathways. You should be able to work with key stakeholders to help drive service improvements within clinical administration and out-patients and possess excellent communication skills.
Main duties of the job
This is a great opportunity to work in a role where you can make a real difference to the delivery of patient care whilst working within a supportive team with training provided to meet the demands of the role.
Ideally, candidates should have:
*High level of organisational skills
*Excellent communication skills with direct patient contact
*Keyboard skills and knowledge of the Microsoft suite
*The ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
Royal Papworth Hospital is proud to employ a diverse workforce who are encouraged to use their individuality to provide exceptional and personalised patient care. We believe that our strength as an organisation relies on our ability to foster an environment which encourages using our differences as a strength.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. ECDL or equivalent experience
2. English & Maths GCSE or equivalent
Desirable
3. NVQ Level 3 in Administration or Customer Care or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
4. Previous experience of working in a customer facing role or within a busy office environment
5. Previous experience of supporting other team members
6. Experience of inputting accurate and timely data onto electronic systems
7. Ability to learn, understand and utilise appropriate software packages within the organisation
8. Experience of carrying out administration procedures in an office environment
9. The ability to communicate basic or sensitive information to colleagues, patients & relatives
10. The ability to pay close attention to detail in written and electronic communication and information storage
11. The ability to work & provide supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality administrative support
12. Able to organise, prioritise and adjust own workload and that of the team in relation to the priorities of the department on a daily basis
13. The ability to suggest and demonstrate changes to own practice
14. Ability to work freely & independently to negotiate and book patient admissions or out-patient attendances
Desirable
15. Previous experience of working in the NHS
Additional Criteria
Essential
16. Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration