Wye Valley NHS Trust

Cardiac Diagnostics Booking Clerk (INTERNAL)

The closing date is 03 July 2025

Job summary

**INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***

To provide a comprehensive service for the Cardiology Physiology team. To support the department through cross covering at the upcoming Community Diagnostic Centre and if needed supporting the smooth running of the clinics as a Departmental Clerk managing the flow of notes in and out of the Physiology department. Being responsible for accurate and timely data entry on the Electronic Patient Record System (EPR), ensuring all patient records are accurate and up to date across the notes and the EPR Systems. When required, assisting in other Reception areas throughout the hospital

Main duties of the job

  • To work across both roles as an Outpatient Receptionist and when required, as a Departmental Clerk ensuring appropriate cross cover between colleagues.
  • To provide a comprehensive clerical service to the Heart and Lung team, undertaking work-related correspondence, photocopying, filing, retrieval of documents and patient case notes, according to the requirements of the service, recording the movement of notes on the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Systems.
  • To greet patients in a professional and friendly manner, providing them with all relevant clinic information such as the clinician they will be seeing, clinic delays, direction to the waiting room, etc.
  • To confirm patient attendance on the EPR System by arriving patients in an accurate and timely manner and ensuring patient demographics are up to date. To arrange follow up appointments for patients following clinician outcome in clinic.
  • Organising and maintaining the departments' notes filing systems.
  • Maintain efficient office systems associated with good office management assisting with the monitoring of standards and with the implementation of action plans to improve quality of services.
  • To gain an understanding and knowledge of the referral to treatment pathways to ensure outcomes of clinic appointments are correctly entered into the EPR System.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Details

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Dependant on experience pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-MED-7243360

Job locations

Wye Valley NHS

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 in Administration or relevant experience

Experience

Essential

  • Previous reception/clerical experience including filing, data retrieval and photocopying.
  • Good interpersonal skills at all levels
  • Experience of working in a team environmen

Skills , Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and work without direct supervision
  • Ability to deal with several projects at the same time
  • Ability to use a range of IT systems and Microsoft Packages
  • Willingness to learn and develop new skills
Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 in Administration or relevant experience

Experience

Essential

  • Previous reception/clerical experience including filing, data retrieval and photocopying.
  • Good interpersonal skills at all levels
  • Experience of working in a team environmen

Skills , Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and work without direct supervision
  • Ability to deal with several projects at the same time
  • Ability to use a range of IT systems and Microsoft Packages
  • Willingness to learn and develop new skills

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

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Wye Valley NHS

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Wye Valley NHS

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Physiology Manager

Michael Howard

michael.howard@wvt.nhs.uk

01432361736

Details

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Dependant on experience pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-MED-7243360

Job locations

Wye Valley NHS

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


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