Patient Admin Services Senior Booking ClerkNHS

Job summary

There is an exciting opportunity to join our Appointment Booking Office teams based on both the Birmingham Children's and Birmingham Women's Hospital sites in varied and flexible roles.

These are exciting development opportunities for individuals who are keen to learn new skills and be challenged in a supportive, busy, and complex environment.

You will enjoy working within a multi-disciplinary team with a patient-centred approach. You will have an enthusiastic and conscientious approach with a high attention to detail, complemented by excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.

You will have the ability to show compassion and sensitivity in the conversations you have and handle enquiries professionally and with care.Informal enquiries are welcome and encouraged; please contact Mrs Sharon Harvey on email: [email protected] or Ext 9375

Main duties of the job

o To provide comprehensive administration services to support all functions of the Appointment Booking Centre

o To deliver an effective call centre and booking centre service supporting patients and patient carers through the patient pathway for a range of clinical services

o The post holder will be required to undertake a range of tasks working in a busy, fast-paced environment. Tasks include accurate data input, booking outpatient appointments, booking transport and interpreters, the use of electronic call handling systems, the use of processes and procedures relating to Patient Access and Booking processes and involvement in service improvement projects on an ad hoc basis.

o The post holder is required to ensure that all duties are carried out to a high professional standard whilst delivering a friendly, patient-centred service.

Job description

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.