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As the Booking Coordinator, your responsibilities will include booking of new/follow up appointments and clinics for various specialties within local and national booking guidelines. You will be responsible for delivering an excellent customer service to patients whilst showing empathy and understanding to their situation. On a daily basis, you will be using your great communication skills by liaising with outpatient reception teams, secretaries and other internal stakeholders in the hospital.

You will be able to work in a calm, logical and methodical way and be able to multi-task on a variety of different urgent queries. You will be familiar with the data protection act and responsible for maintaining patient confidentiality. The department works in line with a number of the government targets around patient waiting time and would suit someone who is familiar with challenging but rewarding targets.

The successful candidate will have clear, concise verbal and written communication skills honed from previous experience to enable accurate records and confidence in dealing with multi-disciplinary teams, patients and carers via telephone and using the database. Please review the person specification, which is attached to make sure you match to this role. You will be working within a larger team of booking coordinators, and feel comfortable working towards a rewarding goal that will help patients, the hospital and reduce pressure on the NHS.

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To assist the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in delivering a quality Outpatient Appointment service for patients, ensuring that the Trust is able to meet its service deliverables and national operational targets.

The hours for the position are Monday to Friday between 08:30 and 16:30.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.