About this role
Job summary
We are looking for experienced Admissions Booking Coordinator to join the clinical administration and clerical teams at The James Cook University Hospital in the Digestive Health, Urology and General Surgery Clinical Service Unit. These posts offer excellent opportunities for enthusiastic and conscientious people to provide a comprehensive booking service to the Admissions Hub in an efficient and timely manner, assisting in the organisation of their workload and contributing to the overall success of the organisation.
Main duties of the job
You will have previous theatre booking and administrative experience, preferably in a health care setting. It is essential that you have strong IT skills, a good level of general education, an extensive knowledge of Office and Outlook (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and internet) along with advanced typing/word processing qualifications/skills.
You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. It's important that you are flexible, able to act on your own initiative and work both independently and as part of a team. You must be able to work under pressure to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads as well as being positive and enthusiastic.
If you feel you have the necessary qualities and skills we would be delighted to hear from you.
This post will close once sufficient applications have been received.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Extensive use of Office and Outlook, including word, excel, e-mail and internet Secretarial and administrative experience
Desirable
Healthcare / NHS Trust experience Previous experience working within a team
Knowledge & Skills Essential
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Excellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills Knowledge of functionality of Patient Administration System Understanding of secretarial/clerical processes Knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations and patient confidentiality Efficient and accurate word processing skills
Desirable
Experience in a clinical setting Knowledge of hospital patient administration system Trust experience; knowledge of STHFT policies and procedures Knowledge of medical terminology Understanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, secretarial office procedures and case note procedures
Qualifications & Training Essential
GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) RSA/OCR 3 qualification (or equivalent level word processing qualification or experience) OR oNVQ3 level Secretarial or Administrative qualification or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
Customer Care Medical Terminology qualification or equivalent level of working experience with medical terminology Audio-typing qualification or equivalent level of working experience with medical terminology
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 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)