Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and well-presented individual to join our Front Office team. If you would like to make a positive contribution to a patient’s care experience and are a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiastic and adaptable, then we would like to hear from you.
The successful candidate can also look forward to
1. Generous annual leave entitlement – days (plus Bank Holidays) on joining the Trust which increases with length in service
2. Flexible working (standard hours of work between – Mon – Fri no weekend or bank holiday working required)
3. Working from Home options (on a rota basis, once fully trained)
4. Modern working environment
5. NHS discounts across varied businesses
6. Continued professional development opportunities
In return we expect you to be motivated and hard working with a positive approach to providing excellent customer service with a desire to make a patient’s care experience the best it can possibly be.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to provide a professional, efficient and friendly service ensuring that all telephone calls received to the department are answered, dealt with or directed within a timely manner. Communication is key in this busy role as you'll need to liaise with secretarial staff, clinicians and other departments within the Trust to ensure that all patient queries are resolved effectively.
You will need to have a flexible approach to work, be highly organised, enjoy working individually as well as part of a larger team and have good keyboarding skills. Knowledge of EPR is desirable but not essential as training will be given. With this role you will become part of the wider administrative team within Cancer & Haematology with numerous opportunities for progression.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the .