About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time receptionist to join our team at Cannock Chase Hospital in outpatients.
The role involves patient facing, and requires a happy helpful disposition, as well as an organised nature and excellent communication skills.
The role is varied and busy, the department has 28 rooms and we cater for all specialties.
Main duties of the job
booking patients in and out of the department.
Updating patient records.
Printing clinic lists , preparing notes, reading clinics.
working as a team to ensure an efficient friendly journey for patients through the department.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description Job responsibilities
booking patients in and out of the department.
Updating patient records.
Printing clinic lists , preparing notes, reading clinics.
working as a team to ensure an efficient friendly journey for patients through the department.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
previous experience as hospital receptionist
Desirable
previous experience as receptionist
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.
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Employer details Employer name The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address Cannock Chase Hospital
Brunswick Road
Cannock
WS11 5XY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)