Clerical Officer - Community Paediatrics

We are looking to recruit a part time clerical officer within our Community Paediatric Team at Longlands Child Development Centre. The post holder will provide administrative and clerical support to the Community Paediatric Administrative Team. They will also provide an efficient, friendly, professional and welcoming reception, advice and information service., Receiving and responding to telephone calls and queries from parents/carers, general practitioners, internal and external departments, agencies and providers, and other support staff in relation to outpatient appointments.

Inviting patients, in chronological order, for clinical outpatient sessions with clinician's booking rules, mutually agreeing an appropriate date and time with the patient and sending confirmation of appointment to the patient.Entering data and updating confidential information onto the hospital patient administration system.

Responsibility for booking in and booking out of all patients attending clinics including cashing up of 18 week clinic outcomes.

General administration and clerical duties as and when required as identified including administrative support to medical professionals involved in clinic sessions.

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.