Patient Pathway Assistant - Cardiology

You will need the ability to prioritise your own workload, using own judgement to action and escalate as appropriate emails/correspondence to supervisor/manager, prioritising clinically urgent appointments according to clinical guidance and according to Trust policy and deal with general enquiries and appointment queries face to face and by telephone from staff, patients, and the general public in a courteous, confidential and sensitive manner with tact and diplomacy.

Promoting good relations and the public image of the department whilst providing efficient and open communication with your team, adhering to administration procedures and generate appointments ensuring compliance with processes, procedures, policies and governance requirements in order to provide a safe, professional, efficient, cost effective and comprehensive service.

You will work closely with departmental supervisors/managers in order to understand the team priorities on a day-to-day basis, processing clinic outcomes on our PAS system in a timely manner, process ICE referrals internally, printing and filing in a timely manner and support any other administrative task within the diagnostics team.

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

Qualifications

Essential: - GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths

Desirable: - ECDL, Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Access

Experience

Essential: - Demonstrable administrative experience; - Good Knowledge of Microsoft word and Excel

Desirable: - Experience of working in a public sector/NHS; - Knowledge of Medical Terminology; - Experience of hospital systems namely Medway; CED; ICE