Appointment Advisor - 16hrs

Job summary

Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference?

With your support, what if every phone call you receive helped change someones life?

When you are talking to women and men on the phone to arrange consultations, you'll understand that they are facing an emotionally complex decision and you will find the right appointment for them in an impartial and caring way.

The Appointment Advisor is the first point of contact for all BPAS clients. You will primarily make appointments and answer all client related queries in a professional and empathetic manner, ensuring you always provide an efficient client-centred service.

Based in our Booking & Information centre in Leamington Spa, you get to work with a friendly group of people, in a modern well-equipped office that offers free parking, a break room with tea, coffee and snacks, and excellent facilities nearby for your lunch break.

Home to over 100 colleagues, the Booking & Information Centre (BIC) deal with over 6000 contacts on a weekly basis via phone and email. The BIC team are non-judgmental and offer first class client care.

If you enjoy speaking to people over the phone and you have customer service experience then this could be the perfect role for you!

As an advisor you are the first point of contact for BPAS clients which makes this role all the more rewarding.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for candidates who:

• Are confident when dealing with a wide range of queries
• Can problem solve effectively to find solutions for our clients.
• Have excellent communication & listening skills.
• Can remain calm in stressful situations.
• Are non-judgmental & can offer first class client care
• Are computer literate
• Have great attention to detail
• Have strong interpersonal skills

We offer a full induction & comprehensive training package to support you in your first few weeks with us, equipping you with the skills & knowledge to provide great care to our clients. You will also have continuous ongoing training & full support from our Quality Coaches and Team Managers.

If you are wanting more from your career, we can also support & develop you with extra mentoring to help you progress up your career ladder within BPAS.

In return, BPAS has generous benefits for our employees:

• Life assurance cover at 3 times your salary
• 34 days annual leave per year including the bank holidays
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity leave

You will also have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes

• Special health & wellbeing services including discounted gym membership, healthcare cash plan, & network benefits, online discounts site.
• Colleague assistance telephone helpline
• Lifestyle offers for you & your family - this includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.

About us

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.

Working with us:

Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits: life assurance cover at 3 times salary, 34 days annual leave per year & a defined contribution pension scheme. You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.

For our clinical roles, a full clinical training package will be provided along with comprehensive support. Nursing & midwifery colleagues will have the opportunity to train in 1st & 2nd trimester sonography scanning, contraception fitting & STI testing. For surgical units you will gain experience in conscious sedation & general anaesthetic treatment in our operating departments.

BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.