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Call Handler/Booking Co-ordinator
Grade
Band 3
Contract
6 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekly alternate shifts of 8 to 4 and 9 to 5)
Job ref
337-NP-8831AC
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Central Middlesex Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£29,176 - £30,225 pa Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/06/2025 23:59

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Booking Co-ordinator/Call Handler - Patient Access Centre

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 call handler/booking co-ordinator is a pivotal post in the Trust Access Centre.

The team deal with all calls into the department from patients, carers and professionals such as General Practitioners or Trust service leads with regards to new outpatient appointments.

The team also book new outpatient appointments and reschedule follow up appointments when patients call utilising the Trust systems on behalf of the Trust services.

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 call centre  and 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 liaising with services to ensure clinics are fully utilised. Therefore team work is very important in this role.

We are looking for staff with a "can do" positive attitude, as well as excellent communication skills.

Team members are expected to work Monday to Friday in an alternative shift pattern of 8am to 4pm and 9am to 5pm to ensure that the service is covered during operating hours of 8am to 5pm.

The Trust Access Centre is a central hub dealing with Trust referrals on behalf of the services. There are approximately 50 staff which work in our call centre, booking teams or referral management team. The Trust operates across 3 sites; Northwick Park, Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospitals and the Access Centre is based in the Central Middlesex hospital site. There are opportunities for promotion both within the access centre and the wider Trust. 

Working for our organisation

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.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key relationships of the role is with the referral management team and the services in the Trust, as well as General Practitioners.   Therefore as mentioned above, excellent communication skills are required as well as attention to detail as the role requires the post-holders book appointments accurately using the Trust systems.

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

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Education to GCSE in English and Maths
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ level 2

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • Person Spec
Desirable criteria
  • Person Spec

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Person Spec

HEART Values

Essential criteria
  • Interview

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Martha Macauley
Job title
Assistant Patient Access Centre Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07387 230518
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