Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Therapy Outpatient Receptionist

The closing date is 11 July 2025

Job summary

Are you looking for your next role?

Work within the administrative and reception team to support the smooth running of the patient journey by ensuring that administrative processes revolve around the patient and their individual needs.

The post holder will support the registration of referrals into the department and the management of patient appointments including patient DNA's and clinic cancellations.

The role includes providing administrative support to all clinical staff within the clinical area including; Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians & Speech and Language Therapists.

The role will include providing cross-cover for other Patient Pathway Administration staff to ensure a consistent and effective administration service is maintained at all times.

To be able to work autonomously, indirectly under the supervision of the office manager.

Main duties of the job

Within this role you will need to:

Demonstrate high levels of customer care and be an ambassador for customer care within the trust.

Communicate directly through telephone or face to face contact with patients and carers demonstrating empathy, understanding, diplomacy, honesty, and integrity.

Participate in the induction of new administration staff within core team and across the Trust as appropriate, sharing knowledge and expertise of the administrative processes and functions within role.

Receive and process incoming correspondence, paper and electronic, ensuring it reaches the appropriate place within the required deadlines.

Receive and process inpatient and outpatient referrals.

Deal with patient requests / concerns promptly to prevent the hand off of the request to other areas, escalating concerns or complaints to the appropriate Divisional representative.

Action any change in patient's personal details, ensuring electronic data is kept up to date.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-BR-9688

Job locations

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description. We look forward to your application!

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description. We look forward to your application!

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working with NHS
  • Experience using an Electornic paper record (EPR)
  • Ability to input data correctly
  • Experience and good skill level with all areas of Microsoft Office

Desirable

  • Experience with Lorenzo

Communication

Essential

  • Excellent written and oral communication
  • Experience meting tight deadlines and working under pressure
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working with NHS
  • Experience using an Electornic paper record (EPR)
  • Ability to input data correctly
  • Experience and good skill level with all areas of Microsoft Office

Desirable

  • Experience with Lorenzo

Communication

Essential

  • Excellent written and oral communication
  • Experience meting tight deadlines and working under pressure

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Therapy Lead

Andrew Britton

andrew.britton@nhs.net

037004433700

Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-BR-9688

Job locations

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


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