East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Audiology Administrator

The closing date is 30 May 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for an Audiology Administrator who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

As an Administrator you will work under direct or indirect supervision providing administration support to the service.

Often working independently, you will work with the administration team to help book appointments, check patients in and take telephone calls.

You may have to contact other departments in the Hospital including the Ear, Nose and Throat Secretaries, Central Appointments, the Speech and Language team and other Audiology departments.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

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Dealing with incoming referrals, ensuring information is added appropriately to the relevant system

Booking appointments into clinics as directed by the clinician.

Sending relevant communications to patients about their appointment (letter, text system)

Checking patients in for the appointment and providing any relevant information prior to or after their appointment

Booking any follow up appointments as required

Managing enquiries received via email and ensuring each is dealt with appropriately.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

o Hertford County, Hertford

o Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

16 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7116054

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a health care environment.
  • Previous IT skills, including use of Mircosoft Office
  • Experience working with various stakeholders
  • Experience of dealing with patients
  • Proficient in email use
  • Experience using a patient or client management system

Desirable

  • Experience using Lorenzo.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate good communication skills, verbal & written
  • Able to work in a busy & pressurized environment
  • Able to manage own workload without supervision
  • Able to multi-task

Desirable

  • Some understanding of medical terminology

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a health care environment.
  • Previous IT skills, including use of Mircosoft Office
  • Experience working with various stakeholders
  • Experience of dealing with patients
  • Proficient in email use
  • Experience using a patient or client management system

Desirable

  • Experience using Lorenzo.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate good communication skills, verbal & written
  • Able to work in a busy & pressurized environment
  • Able to manage own workload without supervision
  • Able to multi-task

Desirable

  • Some understanding of medical terminology

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day

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

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Coordinator for Audiology

Jodie Oakes

jodieoakes@nhs.net

07880165559

Details

Date posted

16 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7116054

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Supporting documents

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