Main Trust Switchboard Telephonist / Emergency Call Handler
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The following Telephonist vacancies have become available within the trusts Main Switchboard department.
1 x 25 hours per week - This position will cover 24/7 rota which will include unsocial, weekend and bank holidays hours.
An essential part of this vacancy is the flexibility to be able to cover your colleagues leave. You must be a team player as well have the confidence to lone work.
This position includes lone working shifts therefore, we are looking for someone with a confident personality with the ability to Multi-task at busy times.
We are an extremely busy department and the main first point of contact for the Trust therefore, a courteous, helpful, and positive telephone manner with excellent communication skills are essential.
Last year we received over 1 million calls and along with the handling of these we also monitored and actioned page requests; efficiently handled Crash and Trauma calls, Fire calls, Trust alarms including Medical gas and Estate alarms, Panic and Intruder alarms for both Leighton and Northwich Victoria….. and this was just a small part of our daily duties.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sharon Williams Job title: Switchboard Supervisor Email address: sharon.williams@mcht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01270 255141
Please contact Sharon via the Switchboard on 01270255141 Monday - Friday 9am-3pm to discuss this position further or to arrange a visit to the department prior to application being submitted.
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