Senior Clerical Officer

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 02 March 2025

Job summary

Working with Consultants, Technicians and the Admin/Secretarial Team to provide administration support to ensure bookings of In and Outpatient Activity is recorded correctly and in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

Booking In and Outpatient Appointments. Sending invites to patients, booking appointments and ensuring information leaflets are sent as needed. Answering phone calls from patients when booking appointments.

Managing Outcomes for clinic attendances using the Trust EPR system.

Keeping Departmental Databases Up to Date and EPR systems managed daily.

Working with Consultants and Technicians to ensure waiting lists/ diaries are managed to ensure appointments are booked and capacity is managed.

Working with the admin team and providing cover when needed for reception.

Supporting secretarial team if help is needed for audio typing.

About us

Working with a team of team within the Neurophysiology Dept, including Consultants, Technicians, Nursing Support Staff as well the immediate Admin/Clerical Secretarial Team.

Providing a front facing service to patients as well as dealing with telephone communications.

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pa / pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

190-8927-DIR

Job locations

Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Educations and Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English and Maths

Desirable

  • Audio Typing

Experience

Essential

  • Working with general public
  • Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
  • 12 months office experience

Desirable

  • Experience in audio typing medical documents and reports.
  • Experience in working with and managing waiting lists within a service
  • Previous NHS experience within office enviroment
  • Previous experience with Trust Data Systems and EPR systems
  • Experience of filing systems

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise workload and meet specific deadlines
  • Clear understanding of patient confidentiality & data protection

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Referral to Treatment pathways ( RTT) and referral management

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, both in person and over the phone.
  • Methodical and pragmatic approach to work.
  • Flexible approach to work with strong team work skills

Values & Behaviours ( PROUD)

Essential

  • Great customer care skills and politeness
  • Aware of PROUD Values within the Trust
Person Specification

Educations and Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English and Maths

Desirable

  • Audio Typing

Experience

Essential

  • Working with general public
  • Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
  • 12 months office experience

Desirable

  • Experience in audio typing medical documents and reports.
  • Experience in working with and managing waiting lists within a service
  • Previous NHS experience within office enviroment
  • Previous experience with Trust Data Systems and EPR systems
  • Experience of filing systems

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise workload and meet specific deadlines
  • Clear understanding of patient confidentiality & data protection

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Referral to Treatment pathways ( RTT) and referral management

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, both in person and over the phone.
  • Methodical and pragmatic approach to work.
  • Flexible approach to work with strong team work skills

Values & Behaviours ( PROUD)

Essential

  • Great customer care skills and politeness
  • Aware of PROUD Values within the Trust

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Co-ordinator

Amanda Hague

Amanda.hague6@nhs.net

01142712629

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pa / pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

190-8927-DIR

Job locations

Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Supporting documents

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