About this role
Job summary
Band 4 Patient Pathway Coordinator (CAT Team 3 - General Surgery)
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Planned Care team as a Patient Pathway Coordinator (PPC) in the General Surgery administration team.
We currently have an opportunity for a permanent role as a full-time Band 4 PPC at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT), where we provides a first-class, efficient, pro-active and patient-focused admin service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and organized individual to provide specialist admin support to the General Surgery team.
You will need to be confident working within a team in a fast-paced environment and have good IT skills, be comfortable communicating with patients and colleagues at all levels and work quickly and accurately under pressure.
You will be responsible and accountable for consistently and accurately carrying out your duties as well as the provision of a high quality and efficient service, providing this in a confident and courteous way to service users.
Main duties of the job
The role will provide comprehensive administrative support within the Clinical Admin Team 3 working alongside the General Surgery department and Clinicians.
You will support the CAT in the delivery of a patient-focused service, and be responsible for the processing of general admin duties, answering the telephones to patients, other healthcare providers and internal staff, scheduling of appointments, processing of clinic letters and other administrative duties.
This post benefits from previous experience of delivering high levels of customer/patient service, working within an administrative environment, preferable experience within the NHS but this is not essential, using multiple computer systems and managing data (electronic and paper based).
Knowledge of the 18 week pathway would also be beneficial.
Full compliance with local procedures, deadlines and best practice will be a key part of the role.
About us
Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Administration/Customer Care or acquired equivalent experience GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths, grades A-C
Experience Essential
Experience of using Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team Customer Care experience Experience of handling patient/customer queries Experience of arranging appointments and/or admissions Experience of working with patients and providing information regarding their appointments or treatment team
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 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)