Patient Administrator
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Administrative/Clerical
Office Administrator/ Coordinator, Clerical, Healthcare Administration, Medical Receptionist
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Main area Trauma & Orthopaedics Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Part time
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Site Lancashire Teaching Hospital Trust Town RPH/CDH Salary £25,272 pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59
Job overviewAre you looking to expand your knowledge and understanding in admin? We have a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is looking to become part of a dynamic and high performing team.
You will be responsible for the day‑to‑day processing of administration tasks within the directorate, providing secretarial and administrative support to medical staff and other staff, including reception and telephone duties.
Main duties of the jobYou will provide an effective communication link to patients, administrative staff and the Trust. You will monitor the timelines of patient treatment to ensure that patients are seen in the national waiting time. You will provide a contact point for patients at any point of the orthopaedic pathway and will liaise with other departments to support the arrangement of a wide spectrum of hospital visits along that pathway.
You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity. Fundamental to this post is the ability to multi‑task and effectively manage their workload working to tight deadlines.
Working for our organisationWe have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesResponding to external and internal telephone queries from staff,…
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