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Job summary

Main area
Therapies
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
25 hours per week
Job ref
151-ALG402
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park Hospital
Town
Slough
Salary
£26,240 - £27,928 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/01/2026 23:59

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Orthotics Appointments Officer

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and organised individual to provide high‑quality administrative support to our Orthotics service. In this busy and patient‑focused role, you will liaise with patients face‑to‑face, by phone, and in writing, acting as the first point of contact for all enquiries.

You will manage clinicians’ diary templates, book appointments across multiple sites, and ensure all new patients are accurately registered and their information kept up to date. The role involves booking new and follow‑up appointments in line with the Trust Access Policy, supporting patient choice and making best use of clinic capacity.

Working closely with other departments to ensure seamless patient care, maintain exceptional standards of customer service and confidentiality, arrange patient transport when required, and assist with ordering orthotic appliances, checking deliveries, and arranging patient appointments.

Main duties of the job

•    Provide administrative service to the Orthotics services at Frimley     Health Foundation Trust. 
•    To liaise with patients both face-to-face, by written communication and by telephone
•    To provide a cross site service for the booking of Orthotics appointments
•    To be responsible for managing clinicians’ diary templates
•    To make sure that all new patients are registered
•    To update patient information on systems, as and when required to ensure timely accurate data. To book new and follow up appointments in line with the Trust Access policy, ensuring patient choice and optimal use of staff diaries /clinics
•    To act as first point of contact for all patients and staff
•    To liaise with other departments to ensure seamless patient care.
•    To maintain an exemplary standard of customer care and patient confidentiality.
•    To arrange patient transport when necessary
•    Assist in the ordering of appliances for patients using the appropriate ordering system.  Check in goods from Suppliers against Delivery Note and appoint the patient.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Good general education
  • • HCA or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • • NVQ Level 3 in relevant areas
  • • Previous work in Orthotics admin

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of team and independent working
  • • Relevant practical work experience related to this post e.g. relevant secretarial / administration
  • • Systems administration experience
  • • Computer trained in Microsoft products
Desirable criteria
  • • Working in a ‘care’ environment
  • • Working knowledge of EPIC system.
  • • Experience of using EPROC (Procurement ordering system)

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Good organisational skills
  • • Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups
  • • Effective written and oral communication skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Maryanne Ede
Job title
Assistant Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 6142063
Additional information

Please call between 8.30 and 4.30 pm

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