Clerical Officer (Therapy Services)NHS
Job summary
Fixed-term for 12 months.
We are seeking committed individuals to join our Therapies Administration Team. You will be part of a small, supportive team providing vital administration and reception cover across all Therapy areas. This includes welcoming patients, managing appointments and records, and carrying-out a variety of administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of services.
The Therapies Administration Team supports all South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT) sites and plays a key role in delivering an excellent patient experience and supporting our clinical colleagues.
- Please note the Trust are not able to offer Skilled Worker Sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the UKVI threshold requirements. Applicants are requested to consider this when making their application. Please visit Gov.UK for further information
Main duties of the job
As part of the Therapies Administration Team, you will:
Provide reception cover across a range of Therapy services, greeting patients and supporting them with appointment arrangements.
Manage patient records, correspondence, and general administrative tasks to ensure information is accurate and up-to-date.
Support the smooth running of clinics by managing post, generating standard letters, and booking follow-up appointments when required.
Deal with enquiries from staff, patients, and the public, both face-to-face and by telephone, in a professional and helpful manner.
Rotate between reception areas across Trust sites, ensuring consistent cover and service delivery.
The Team works across a range of shift patterns (7.30am-3.30pm, 8.00am-4.00pm, 8.30am-4.30pm and 9.00am-5.00pm, Monday to Friday). You will need to be flexible and adaptable to support cover across the Service when required.
Job description
The Postholder will undertake general Reception duties along with other administrative support, required for the day-to-day running of the Therapy Service Departments. The Postholder will be expected to rotate between varying Reception areas across the Trust.
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About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.