Band 2 Administration Assistant - BWS

Provide administrative support to the patient pathway process, ensuring information is recorded timely and accurately:
Registering new patients and recording referrals.
Adding and removing patients from waiting lists and Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathways.
Creating and amending patient clinic appointments, domiciliary visits and non-face to face activity including booking transport and interpreters where required.
Recording activity and appointment outcomes including: discharges, Did Not Attends (DNAs).
Raising and completing equipment orders.
Deal with a high volume of telephone enquires/queries received into the service ensuring any messages are communicated timely and accurately.
Follow local procedures to produce electronic and written correspondence this may including emails and letters
On a day-to-day basis retrieve and file clinical records or clinical documents as needed.
As required, open and distribute post received into the Service, taking receipt (including sign for) of parcels and goods received.
Update identified Microsoft outlook calendars, calendars may be shared or belong to individuals.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an administration assistants to join the Birmingham Wheelchairs Service team at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre.
Working with both Clinical staff and the existing administration team, you will be involved with contributing to the provision of a comprehensive administration service; you will be a focused and motivated individual with an eye for detail and the ability to work well under pressure. High levels of organisation skills will be required with good IT skills and the ability to learn patient and equipment record systems.
As part of this role, you will be required to liaise with patients, carers and external agencies, the ability to remain calm and be empathetic when dealing with these queries some of which will be from patients who have a range of complex disabilities is essential.

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you., Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
+ Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
+ Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
+ Discounts for local and national retailers
+ Dedicated well-being services for all employees
+ Flexible working where possible