Job overview

This role is to provide an organised and efficient reception and clerical service on behalf of the department in line with Trust policies and procedures. Ensure that referrals are processed effectively and that National and local access targets are met.  To maintain the consultants’ clinic templates, reducing and cancelling clinics as necessary.  This role incorporates multi-tasking as the unit is self-contained and deals with the entire administration of patient care from first referral to discharge.  The post is cross site at both Warrington and Halton hospitals.

The post holder will be the first point of contact for staff, patients and visitors to the department.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be the first point of contact for staff, patients and visitors to the department. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who has good interpersonal and organisational skills and who demonstrates an ability to work with minimum supervision. 

The post holder must Provide an organised and efficient reception and clerical service on behalf of the department in line with Trust policies and procedures.  Ensure that referrals are processed effectively and that National and local access targets are met.  To maintain the consultants’ clinic templates, reducing and cancelling clinics as necessary.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.