Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Access Administrator

The closing date is 01 July 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for x1 Access Administrator to support with the day to day running of a thriving Outpatient and Inpatient Access Team. The expectation of role is to work across multiple teams within an Outpatients setting and to provide a professional efficient and effective centralised booking service for a variety of theatre sessions or outpatient clinics as required

Your should have out-standing and proven customer services skills or worked in a busy customer care focused environment. You will need to be able to work in a calm, logical and methodical way but also be able to multi-task due to on-going service demands. You must possess effective communication skills, able to work well under pressure and be a key team player

The working hours for this post are -

Monday - Friday 9.00 am to Friday 5pm

Main duties of the job

To work in across the Access Team environment to provide a professional efficient and effective centralised booking service for a variety of theatre sessions or outpatient clinics as required.

Use multiple systems to carry out work including Microsoft Office products

Using initiative to ensure that patients are booked in line with local and national access targets

Plan, organise and prioritise own workload, while accepting direction and delegation from Outpatient Access Team Leader, Access Manager and/or Outpatient Care Group Support Manager

To deal with all enquiries in an efficient, polite and courteous manner providing a caring, compassionate, helpful service to patients, other health care professionals and the general public

Receive and handling of internal telephone calls accordingly, actioning appropriately, liaising with other departments and other healthcare professionals across the organisation to support the patient experience

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the Trust values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM

Details

Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

407-SURGERY-7253962

Job locations

Walsall Healthcare

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Areas of Responsibility will include:

Work to facilitate the booking, support and organisation of patient access, either via ensuring that inpatient theatre lists are produced in a timely manner with appropriate comment added to Care Flow and Blue spier theatre systems, or, ensuring that outpatient clinics are booked locked / withdrawn in a timely manner with appropriate comment added to the PAS system

Reschedule or cancel patients appointments efficiently using the CareFlow system ensuring that patient offered choice of appointment time / date.

Using Envoy Text Messaging service to contact patients for hospital cancellations

Liaising with GP surgeries/Care Group Services and other healthcare professionals as required within remit of job role

Print and process patient referrals into the CareFlow system in readiness for scan clinical triage.

Telephone patients (as and when requested) to maximise slots, follow up DNAs and remind patients of their appointment

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Areas of Responsibility will include:

Work to facilitate the booking, support and organisation of patient access, either via ensuring that inpatient theatre lists are produced in a timely manner with appropriate comment added to Care Flow and Blue spier theatre systems, or, ensuring that outpatient clinics are booked locked / withdrawn in a timely manner with appropriate comment added to the PAS system

Reschedule or cancel patients appointments efficiently using the CareFlow system ensuring that patient offered choice of appointment time / date.

Using Envoy Text Messaging service to contact patients for hospital cancellations

Liaising with GP surgeries/Care Group Services and other healthcare professionals as required within remit of job role

Print and process patient referrals into the CareFlow system in readiness for scan clinical triage.

Telephone patients (as and when requested) to maximise slots, follow up DNAs and remind patients of their appointment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard level of education (2 GSCE's or equivalent)
  • NVQ level 2 in Customer Service (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience with dealing with patients or working in a customer focused environment.
  • Experience of using IT systems/data input.

Skills

Essential

  • Good keyboard, IT and administrative skills.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard level of education (2 GSCE's or equivalent)
  • NVQ level 2 in Customer Service (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience with dealing with patients or working in a customer focused environment.
  • Experience of using IT systems/data input.

Skills

Essential

  • Good keyboard, IT and administrative 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.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Walsall Healthcare

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Walsall Healthcare

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Outpatient Care Group Support Manager

Sara Clarke

sara.clarke14@nhs.net

019227218287

Details

Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

407-SURGERY-7253962

Job locations

Walsall Healthcare

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS


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