Outpatients Clinic Co-ordinator

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

JOB OVERVIEW

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team in the Outpatients Department as Clinic Co-ordinators.
The post holders will be part of a team that greets patients as they arrive in the Outpatient area for outpatient appointments across the Trust. They will deal with patients/relatives enquiries regarding appointments and book follow up appointments before they leave the hospital.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

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  Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
  References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
  Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
  Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
  DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

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.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

To provide an efficient, effective and positive reception service; to greet and welcome patients, visitors, members of the public and staff in a friendly, professional and courteous manner. He/she will offer a choice of dates and times for appointments. They will also offer a service to patients having telephone or video conference appointments and ensure they are able to access the systems and are able to speak to the clinicians in a timely manner. They will also direct patients attending in person to other departments for diagnostic tests. They will ensure all admin processes are followed and all data entry is completed on a daily basis. They will liaise with clinicians and nurses in clinic on a regular basis and resolve any issues as they arise.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

To provide an efficient, effective and positive reception service; to greet and welcome patients, visitors, members of the public and staff in a friendly, professional and courteous manner.
To answer telephones in accordance with departmental standards, ensuring that all telephones are answered and that all enquiries are dealt with in an efficient and courteous manner, to record any messages clearly and accurately and deliver them promptly.
The post holder will be responsible for organising a number of outpatient clinics. This will include Video and Telephone Clinics managed on the St Helier site for the entire Trust.
The role of Clinic Coordinator is to serve as a contact for patients accessing our services. The role is therefore responsible for setting high standards of patient care by enacting the Trust’s values at all times.