Admissions Clerk

Job Title:

Admissions Clerk

Location:

Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD

Hours:

30 hours per week flexible between 8.00am – 5.00pm Monday – Friday

Trust

Location:

East Suffolk & North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Role type:
Temporary for 3 months with possibility of extension

What you’ll be responsible for:

· Deal with external and internal queries. This may include providing complex or sensitive nonclinical information or advice to patients or relatives.

· Pass on clinical and non-clinical messages as appropriate to the relevant person in a timely way.

· Assist in developing, maintaining efficient electronic filing systems.

· Provide a range of administrative support relevant to area, ensuring that urgent matters are actioned and escalated without delay

· Raising request for follow up appointments or investigations on the hospital systems

· Arranging appointments and surgery dates for patients

· Experience using trust clinical systems desirable, such as Epic

· Provide a range of administrative support relevant to area, ensuring that urgent matters are actioned and escalated without delay

This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.

You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust:

1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS

2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times

3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

You’ll have the following skills/experience:

· Strong Microsoft office skills

· Excellent telephone manner

· NHS experience (desirable)

· Good IT skills

· Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

· Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week

· Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime

· Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts

· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements

· Training and development opportunities
- Keep up with the essentials and more

· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us

· Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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