Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months Fixed Term / Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible within Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 176-Med-8175393
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peterborough City Hospital
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Receptionist and Booking Administrator - Peterborough
Band 3
Job overview
The physiological investigations teams (Cardiac) deliver services across 2 acute departments and Doddington community hospital, which support rural areas, with a plan to deliver services from the purpose-built Peterborough Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), opening in the Autumn of 2026. Our team comprises of accredited staff and highly specialised physiologists, as part of the administrative team supporting the team you will be responsible for the day to day allocation of appointments and maintenance of accurate patient records. They will provide a friendly, reliable, easily accessible enquiry system for patients adhering to national guidance for booking and choice. The post holder will maybe required to work across all sites within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will preferably have experience of working within a diagnostic team or hold relevant qualifications to NVQ level II or above, or equivalent.
*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*
Main duties of the job
- To book appointments for Cardiology Diagnostic tests and Procedures undertaken within the department, adhering to both 6 week diagnostic and 18 week RTT guidelines
- To monitor and maintain diagnostic waiting lists.
- To provide administrative support for the Cardiac Investigations Department
- To support the smooth running of the main reception area in Cardiac Investigations Department (CID)
- To provide cover for the Lead Administrator as required
- To support the smooth running of the main reception area in Cardiac Investigations Department (CID)
Working for our organisation
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level in English Language and Maths or equivalent
- ECDL or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 3 Business and Administration or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervision of Administration/Secretarial Staff
- Previous experience and/or can demonstrate an overall understanding patient pathways
- Systems administration experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the NHS in an administration role
- Experience of using PAS, databases, e-track Anglia Ice, MS office and Excel Spreadsheets
Skills
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate good standards of written and verbal communication, at all levels
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Flexible and responsive to change and work across site if needed.
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Able to deal tactfully in sensitive situations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lindsay Simkins
- Job title
- Cardiology Admin & Pathway Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
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