Clerical Officer

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust • Part-time • Chester, England, United Kingdom • £23.62k / year • 2d ago

Working Part Time: 26 Hours Per Week

We are looking for a dedicated, highly motivated and computer literate individual to join our Administration Team at The Countess of Chester Hospital.

We would welcome applications from experienced Administrators who are used to working autonomously, have a strong work ethic, a flexible approach and the ability to problem solve.

Whilst the primary objective of the post is to provide support to the Radiology Department at The Countess of Chester Hospital, full flexibility is required. This includes working as part of a team covering peaks of workload and emergency backfill to support the wider Department, including Ellesmere port hospital as required.

Our friendly and hardworking team are looking forward to welcoming you.

To undertake a full range of reception/clerical responsibilities

Monitor, schedule and amend patient appointments following the clinical guidelines provided and adhering to the Trust Access Policy / Patient Pathway guidelines.

Good communication skills are essential as the post holder will need to liaise directly with patients, consultants and other hospital staff.

A working knowledge of general office procedures and Microsoft packages is required, but full training will be provided in the use of Cerner and Medisec software. Medical terminology would be an advantage.

Whilst the primary objective of the post is to provide support to the Ultrasound Department, flexibility is required to work as part of a team covering peaks of workload and emergency cover to support the Department as required.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds

Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility

Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.