Band 3 Admin and Clerical Officer

Job overview

Admin and Clerical Officer is the main point of contact for our psychology patients within the Pain Management Service and for delivering a high standard of customer care to a wide range of client groups, including the unit/centre’s multi-disciplinary team, patients, relatives and their carers.

On site commitment only.

Base site Edgware Community Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder must play a proactive role in collecting, investigating, verifying and recording a high standard of patient demographic and treatment data. The post holder must accurately and in a timely manner enter such information on the computerised patient information system to ensure that the trust receives the appropriate level of income for patient activity, avoids the potential clinical risks inherent with inaccurate
patient records and is compliant with national NHS targets (e.g. on data quality and length of patient wait).

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Provide a proactive, high quality comprehensive services to the Pain Management Service. Use their customer service skills to help resolve queries and to achieve a high standard of customer satisfaction.
2. Operate security entry system to the department.
3. Demonstrate sensitivity, tact and diplomacy where appropriate, for example when acting as a first point of contact to distressed or anxious relatives.
4. Simultaneously deliver a proactive and high quality customer service to a wide range of client groups, including (but not limited to) patients, relatives, carers, nurses, unit/centre managers, matrons, patient pathway co-ordinators, therapists, clinicians, other healthcare professionals, staff from other departments.
5. Suggest to the Manager any changes to local working practices that may benefit customer care and/or improve the administrative service in the department.
6. Deal with telephone enquiries or refer to the relevant person, whilst ensuring that accuracy, clarity, confidentiality and courtesy are prioritised at all times.
7. Represent the trust in a professional manner at all times. 8. Managing Envoy text messaging service
   This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Good general education, including GCSE English grade “C” or above, or equivalent NVQ level 2 in Customer Care

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience in a role which combines administration and working with the public, preferably in the NHS or similar

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Excellent customer care skills, including ability to use judgement, tact & diplomacy
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken

Desirable criteria

• Ability to successfully manage and resolve difficult situations
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail Good IT skills, including proficiency in the use of windows based applications

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria

• Flexible and adaptable

Others

Essential criteria

• Need to be flexible to travel and work at any of the Royal Free sites

Covid-19 Vaccination

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

• AT* – Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
• By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
• If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching.
• TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• The Trust will request a DBS (CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.
• By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS
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• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

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