About this role
Job summary
Patient Appliances at Aintree Hospital is a busy department supporting orthotics provision to inpatients, outpatients and varied clinics. The admin team work collaboratively with Orthotists, wider clinical teams and our current orthotics provider, Peacocks Medical Group, to deliver high quality care to all service users.
This B4 role involves responsibility for daily management of the team and department including sickness monitoring and annual leave planning. You will lead on collating information to support review of performance and waiting lists, escalating issues to management and PMG reps. You will be the initial point of contact for clinical colleagues, suppliers, patients and carers and will provide management of patient concerns. A key role is ensuring the accuracy of invoicing and raising any issues as appropriate.
You will also support the day to day running of the department. This will comprise various tasks including, but not exclusively, reception duties, answering phones, booking appointments, sending out goods and general office based admin work.
The ideal candidate will be someone who can work as part of an experienced team, using initiative to plan own workload and support the team as required. You will ensure high standards of communication with patients, visitors and colleagues. You will be supported in your role by the Therapy Lead and the wider Therapies Admin team and work collaboratively with the Orthotics team at Broadgreen.
Main duties of the job
Manage waiting list/appointing patients and adjusting clinic times as necessary, with minimal direction, following department protocol
Receive telephone and personal enquires on behalf of consultants, other staff, other hospitals, management, suppliers and patients. Exercise independent judgement and initiative based on acquired knowledge when problems arise.
To develop close working relationships with managers/ multidisciplinary teams, to co-ordinate staff to ensure the effective ordering and control of all stock and non-stock items required by the directorate
To check for any discrepancies or anomalies on goods received and to either resolve these matters with accounts payable department or refer them to the Unit Manager/Directorate Manager for further action
Perform risk assessment for the unit and make recommendations to the Unit Manager/ Directorate manager
Deal with patient complaints positively and sympathetically ensuring that they are referred to the appropriate hospital department without delay. In addition, where clinical staff are required to respond to complaints, ensure that the necessary information is pulled together without delay in order to facilitate an early reply
Collect data for use in audit and performance monitoring and present to management team
Keep an accurate record of staff annual Leave, duty rotas, sickness and absence.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details and requirements of this role.
Person Specification
Other Essential
Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships internally and externally
Skills Essential
Ability to exercise initiative to actively seek solutions to customer/patient queries using all internal and external resources available Work processing skills/audio typing skills Ability to communicate in a professional manner to all Ability to work as part of a team Self motivated and able to work without supervision Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively. Ability to organise own work and to demonstrate initiative required to ensure all tasks are completed Demonstrable IT skills/ability to accurately maintain computerised and manual filing/documentation systems
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge and experience of medical terminology Knowledge of Excel and creating and storing information on databases
Desirable
Knowledge of hospital IT systems An understanding of resource management
Experience Essential
Demonstrable recent experience in NHS Administration
Desirable
Experience of working in a supervisory position Experience of working in a Customer/Patient focused environment
Qualifications Essential
RSA 3 or equivalent 60-70wpm or relevant NVQ 3 or equivalent
Desirable
GCSE Maths or equivalent
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 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Aintree University Hospital
Lower Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)