Job overview

Are you looking for an opportunity that offers a flexible work / life balance? Flexibility that allows you to change your availability to fit with your home life and commitments? 

Because of our unique position, Bedford & Luton  sites have  a great community spirit and working environment and can provide a great platform for you to continue to grow as a professional. Bank staff play an integral role in covering temporary shortfalls in staffing which helps to maintain the high standards of patient care and efficient administrative work we seek and provide at Bedford Hospital. Working for the Bank can offer you fantastic levels of flexibility even for those whose two days are never the same. As part of the Bank you receive all the induction and mandatory training as you would if you were full time, It’s also a great way to showcase your skills should you want to go permanent with us in the future.

The Trust requires clerical staff to join our bank to provide support in various departments around the hospital sites . Our ‘bank’ operates like an internal agency, booking temporary staff on a flexible basis.

Main duties of the job

Bank administrators work in a variety of different roles covering short or medium term gaps and assisting during times of high service demand. The post holder will be required to undertake administrative duties for a required department for example making and sending out appointments as well as dealing with incoming and outgoing telephone calls and emails. The post holder may work individually or within a team. The post holder will be required to input and retrieve patient information using in house systems (training will be given).

It will be necessary to liaise in person, by email and by telephone with patients and all levels of medical, clerical and nursing staff.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

 

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.