Outpatient Receptionist
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 10 October 2024
Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit an Outpatient Receptionist working 22.5 hours -
9-5 Monday
9-5 Tuesday
9-5 Wednesday
Including Saturdays on a rota basis.
Staff maybe asked to cross cover for leave/sickness so day off my alter depending on service needs.
Main Duties will include;
Checking in patients, updating contact details, booking appointments, recording clinical outcomes, booking ambulances etc. Please see job specifications for further details.
Main duties of the job
Set up OPD clinics daily. Provide reception cover for OPD clinics. Book outpatient appointments. Deal with telephone queries. Calculate & authorise patient travel expenses.
- Collect case notes from the Medical Records Department and organise the OPD department reception desk for the current day's clinics. Follow H&S guidelines for moving and handling of loads.
- Provide reception cover for outpatient clinics. Check and update patient details to ensure data quality is maintained. Book follow-up appointments using the PAS scheduling system. Ensure all appointment outcomes are completed and all clinics are reconciled. Record DNA's as necessary.
- Calculate, validate and authorise patient entitlement to travel expenses following Trust policy and populate the database.
- Process all enquiries for information/case notes both face to face and on the telephone using the PAS system, ensuring confidentiality, Caldicott and data protection guidelines are followed.
- Liaise with County ambulance control centres to process patient ambulance transport bookings.
- Provide cover for colleagues in the event of sickness and holidays.
- Liaise with colleagues, secretariat, ward staff and other departments as necessary to provide a courteous and efficient ward clerk service.
About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Date posted
26 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year PA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
160-6636256
Job locations
The Walton Centre Foundation Trust
Lower Lane, Fazakerley
Liverpool
L9 7LJ
Employer details
Employer name
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Walton Centre Foundation Trust
Lower Lane, Fazakerley
Liverpool
L9 7LJ
Employer's website
https://www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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