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Booking Co-ordinator
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
337-NP-8836MM
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northwick Park Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£29,176 - £30,225 Per annum pro rota Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/07/2025 23:59

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Booking co-ordinator

Band 3

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

The role of the booking co-ordinator is a pivotal post in the Trust. The post holder deals with calls into the department from patients, carers and professionals such as General Practitioners or Trust service leads with regards to new outpatient appointments. The post holder will book new outpatient appointments and reschedule follow up appointments when patients call utilising the Trust systems. There is a range of other administrative duties involved in the post and full training will be given. 

Main duties of the job

We are therefore searching for friendly, courteous professionals with a strong background in customer service to work within national and local  NHS guidelines in a busy office environment.

Excellent and empathetic telephone manner and computer literacy is a must, as well as an ability to work under pressure to achieve targets.

As outlined above you will be booking outpatient appointments and ensuring clinics are fully utilised.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education/qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to GCSE graded C or above

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous NHS experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of booking appointments
  • Experience of managing waiting lists

Skills

Essential criteria
  • High standard of written and verbal communication skills
  • Competent in use of computer software
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using Cerner

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Capital Nurse, LondonApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Milan Ivkovic
Job title
Assistant Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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