Appointments Clerk; Outpatients Booking Team

We are currently recruiting to our Outpatient Departments at ESHT, the post for a 37.5 Appointment Clerk. The successful applicant will be based at Conquest Hospital.

The Outpatient Booking department is a fast responsive department, the successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, IT knowledge, an ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team working to strict deadlines.

The department provides a fast and responsive outpatient, appointment booking service. The applicant will be expected to ring and agree appointment dates with our patients as well as performing a rostered telephone sessions, depending on the service needs of the department. Therefore the ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, IT knowledge and an ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team, working to strict deadlines.

The hours of the service operate between 8am-6pm Monday - Friday, in shifts of ,  and  with Saturday working 9am
-12pm on a rota basis.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto‑enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Sarah Mohammed

Job title:

Outpatient Booking Manager Email address:  Telephone number:  Contact telephone number extension: 774165