Call Handler - Urgent Care

at  Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will provide administration support to the Urgent Treatment Centre incorporating the single point of access and referral service, along with the final hour of the shift supporting the GP Out of Hours service.
The call handler will be expected to act as first point of telephone contact for all healthcare professionals and accept GP practice referrals. The call handler will be responsible for organising their workload and co-ordinate their activities in conjunction with, and supervised by both the nursing team and Assistant Support Manager.
The post holder will be capable of full clerical function within the team and be able to step-in to fill gaps, to ensure continuity of services. It is essential that the post holder is able to exercise initiative suitable to the role, and is fully supportive to other colleagues in the Urgent Care Centre and Out of Hours Team.
Previous applicants within the last three months need not apply.
To provide an administration service to the single point of access and referral service, acting as first point of telephone contact for healthcare
professionals. Enter demographics accurately and timely onto Adastra, PCS and other trust systems whilst observing confidentiality and data
protection principles.
The call handler will be responsible for monitoring and escalating the National 4 hour target for patients who have presented through the
Emergency Department.
To take calls and demographics for GP Out of Hours service between 18.30-19.30.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
We welcome all applicants and assess all job applications based on knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.
The post holder will be responsible and accountable for escalating patients in a timely manner.
To deliver general office administration duties including running uncoded PCS reports and highlighting to the relevant Clinician, booking DVT
pathway appointments and scan slots, forwarding out of area patient details to their relevant practice and monitoring the specimen box and
arranging timely collection.
Support clinician by liaising with medical, social and transport services and coordinate appointment for patients referred to established clinical
care pathways.
Maintain constructive and professional relationships with others within and across Divisions, GP practices and external agencies, in order to
improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services to patients.
Be fully conversant with all required electronic systems for correspondence, including computer systems associated with the management of patients and/or health information, and being able to obtain information using the Internet.
To follow patient alert system procedure, ensuring rapid flow of communication to an appropriate clinician or 999 services.
Report any Adastra technical issues to clinical professional team or unit manager.
Ensure that all scanning, photocopying and shredding is undertaken during shift in accordance with MCHT guidelines and policy.
Be responsible for own workstation, ensuring equipment and stock levels are maintained for service requirement

Please refer the Job description for details