Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 432-HR1452-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/04/2026
Employer heading
Clerical Officer - Radiology
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic and organised Clerical Officers to join our busy Radiology Department at Ipswich Hospital.
We are looking for:
- Full time 37.5 hours per week or part time 30 hours per week, to be worked Monday – Friday between the hours of 08:00 – 17:00, subject to change or flex upon needs of the service.
- Full time 37.5 hours per week to be worked Monday - Sunday between the hours 08:00 - 20:00 on a rota basis, subject to change or flex upon needs of the service.
In this role you will assist in providing an efficient, high quality, reception, clerical and booking support service to our team and patients.
As you will be dealing with patients and the general public, you must have a polite and empathetic telephone manner and be approachable. You will also need to have the ability to work under pressure to strict dealings with excellent organisational skills. You will work on your own initiative with attention to detail and have confident and accurate IT skills.
Main duties of the job
You will be working as part of a team of staff who:
- To rotate between reception and booking appointments as per the clerical rota, ensuring effective cover during times of sickness, absence and annual leave.
- To greet patient and visitors to the department, providing an efficient and courteous service, referring queries or concerns regarding patients and other visitors to the department.
- To book Outpatient/ GP appointments in urgency order, using EPIC. Ensure letters and any preparation are sent out in a timely manner.
- To communicate with patients and external departments via the telephone and face to face, scheduling appointments and answering general queries.
- To escalate any concerns regarding capacity to the Operational Co-ordinator, and expedite appointments and procedures to avoid breaching DMO1/ Cancer wait times.
- Ensure patients that have failed to attend or have cancelled their appointments are identified and re-booked according to departmental and trust policy.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE grade 4/C or equivalent in English and Maths
Desirable criteria
- NVQ2 in Customer Care
- ECDL or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in an office environment
- Proven experience working on a reception, booking appointments, waiting list targets.
- Competent keyboard skills to maintain a high quality, accurate and efficient service (keyboard/data entry)
- Experience of working with the general public
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in NHS, Radiology or healthcare environment.
- Knowledge of RTT 18 week pathways, 28 Day Faster Diagnostics
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
- Deborah Page
- Job title
- Operational Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07384 877173
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Colchester General Hospital
- Telephone
- 07789651269
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