Patient Contact Centre Advisor

Patient Contact Centre Advisor Seaham PSC Seaham Full Time Permanent 12.76 per hour plus excellent benefits.

Please note that these vacancies are based in our Patient Support Centre in Seaham County Durham

Please note - Induction training will be held for 2 weeks (9am to 5pm) following this shifts will vary between the hours of 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday shifts.

Please only apply if you can commit to this!

As a Patient Contact Centre Advisor you will be responsible to ensure the provision and maintenance of an efficient patient customer service experience within the centre.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide and maintain an efficient bookings system for all outpatients using a computerised system (SAP)
• Manage the telephone lines in an effective and timely manner
• Provide and maintain an efficient diary for all outpatient clinics including both consultant and nurse led clinics (making and changing appointments clinic changes and cancellations)
• Manage and process patient referral letters and any associated documentation confirming details with patients/consultants and secretaries as appropriate
• Process patient appointment letters and any associated documentation confirming details with patients/consultants and secretaries as appropriate
• Respond to enquiries from patients members of the public and consultants in a timely courteous and efficient manner either by telephone or letter

Who are we looking for:

• Demonstrable literacy and numeracy skills
• Track record of successful delivery in a similar role in an office and / or customer service environment
• Experience of handling high call volumes in a fast paced environment
• High level of PC literacy and experience of using multiple systems and programmes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines with good organisational skills

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays - pro rata
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Car park
• Free DBS
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance on-going development support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics inpatient day case and outpatient care operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health musculoskeletal and dermatological services

For us its more than just treating patients; its about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications