Job summary
- Main area
- Admin and Clerical
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 407-SURGERY-7378159
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Outpatients Receptionist and PIFU Team Lead
NHS AfC: Band 4
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of variety Outpatients Clinics working collaboratively with all divisions to ensure all nation targets and departmental KPI's are delivered.
Contribute to the continual review and evaluation of all administrative systems, procedures and associated policies in order that improvements and developments can be made.
The post holder will carry out their duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation of the work. supporting the organisation in achieving the vision of excellence in everything we do by promoting equal opportunities, fairness, quality and inclusion through best practice, working, monitoring, training and evaluation.
Main duties of the job
To operationally lead Department’s departmental/division’s systems:
- Responsibility for daily management of staff ensuring effective administrative running of the service in terms of both systems and equipment: implementation and maintenance of office/related issues. Ensuring delivery of service.
- Using initiative to ensure patients are cashed up and re-booked in line with local and national access targets.
- To work in the Outpatient environment supporting the Access manager to provide a professional efficient and effective service for a variety of Outpatients Clinic, ensuring KPI’s are maintained.
- To identify where capacity cannot be utilised and escalate as appropriate
- Maintain and update reports within the department.
- To undertake IPDR and 121 sessions within the Reception Team.
Working for our organisation
As Team Leader for the Outpatient Reception Team the successful applicant would be able to manage the duties and demands of the team ensuring local targets and KPI's are being met.
This post requires a flexible approach due to frequent short notice demands upon the team and the ability to proactively manage effectively. Ensuring recruitment and staffing levels are maintained.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ensure staffing levels are maintained to provide continued service delivery with the team.to enable all daily business can be completed and KPI’s are maintained.
Monitor and maintain booking utilisation
IPDR's
See full job description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 GCSE
Experience
Essential criteria
- Customer care or NHS administration role
Skills
Essential criteria
- Use of IT applications
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sara Clarke
- Job title
- Outpatients Care Group Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 721172
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