Job summary
We require an enthusiastic, organised and flexible individual to support patient scheduling and admin duties within the Imaging Business Unit at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) NHS Foundation Trust, based at our Royal Derby Hospital/Florence Nightingale Hospital.
The Imaging Business Unit is a diverse and exciting department with services delivered across 2 acute hospitals at Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital Burton as well as 7 community sites throughout Derbyshire and East Staffordshire.
Responsibilities of this role will include administration and clerical support for the scheduling of patients requiring diagnostic tests across a number of different clinical areas within Imaging, e.g. X-Ray, Ultrasound, CT Scan, MRI Scan, Nuclear Medicine, Bone Density.
There are opportunities for personal development within both admin and clerical and clinical teams within the Imaging Team.
The hours of this post are contracted 22.5 hours worked over 3 days. There may be a requirement to cover evenings and weekends on occasion, this will be reviewed and based on service needs and put together on a rota basis.
Main duties of the job
Applicants must be confident communicators with the ability to liaise with colleagues and patients. Essential qualities are strong organisational/time management skills with the ability to multi-task and work under pressure. Flexibility is required as the post holders will be required to work across UHDB.Applicants should have demonstrable experience of working in a busy customer-focussed or care environment or have call handling and reception experience. Applicants must be experienced in using IT systems and/or appointment systems although training will be given.Core skills/qualifications include: educated to English Language and Mathematics at O' level/GCSE level, IT literacy, good written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team and individually, with minimal supervision.
Closing date of applications: 05 May 2024
Interview date: 17 May 2024
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Good written communication
Essential
- Good written communication on application form
- Demonstrates the experience and ability to communicate across different staff groups both verbally and in a written form
- Demonstrates a good standard of education in English and Maths (O Level, GCSE)
Customer service experience
Essential
- Demonstrates experience in a patient facing/customer service environment
Admin office experience
Essential
- Demonstrates experience of working in an office environment and familiarity with office roles and responsibilities (taking telephone calls, processing paperwork, maintaining records
- Demonstrates experience working with a team as well as undertaking tasks on their own
- Demonstrates experience making and receiving telephone calls and being a point of contact for customers/patients
IT literacy
Essential
- Demonstrates experience working with different IT systems and managing data
- Good working knowledge of MS Office
- Experience handling multiple data sources (across IT systems and paper based)
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of Imaging based IT
Organisational skills
Essential
- Demonstrates experience and the ability to prioritise their own workload
- Demonstrates experience managing multiple tasks
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE