Patient Access Clerk | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Company:

Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder is responsible as part of a team for providing a dedicated and comprehensive administration and reception service for Outpatients within the Trust using Partial and Full booking processes.

The post holder will act as the first point of contact for all Outpatient enquiries from internal and external customers at all levels.

A significant responsibility of the role is to accurately record information using relevant Trust paper and computer based systems.

Patient Access Services are looking to recruit a number of Patient Access Clerks on a permanent basis for our busy team

Applicants will be well-motivated and flexible individuals who can work on their own initiative. You will be an productive team player who can work to deadlines in a demanding environment and portray a professional image at all times

You will be expected to provide an effective customer focused service in line with the Trust's 'First Impression' Standards and be able to demonstrate confident communication and interpersonal skills

The range of duties may include routine reception duties, preparation of medical notes for outpatient clinics and the booking of outpatient/inpatient appointments

Keyboard skills are essential

Uniforms will be provided where necessary, however all successful candidates will be required to present a smart and professional image in line with the Trust's Uniform and Dress Code Policy

Full Time positions at 37.5hours per week (08:30 - 17:00 Monday to Friday)

We may hold other high scoring applicants on the reserve list for 3 months with applicants consent.





Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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The post holder has responsibility to undertake the full range of duties commensurate with the role (booking/ reception / patient reminder/ general) and shall as necessary be flexible in providing cover for absent colleagues in order to maintain service provision.





The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.

Booking of appointments Liaise with secretaries and admin departments regarding booking of appointments, referral letters etc.

Using the PAS system, in chronological order, invite patients and book appointments as appropriate.

Manage appointment slot issues in line with local/national standard operating procedures; refer to line manager any issues which jeopardise 18 week pathway.

To process and prioritise the scheduling of outpatient appointments due to clinical urgency and length of wait and in accordance with departmental procedures, protocols and Trust Policies.

Receive and process telephone calls from relatives/carers of patients informing the Trust of the patient’s death and amend PAS accordingly. This may require sensitive handling.

Telephone patients to negotiate convenient outpatient appointments or receive calls from patients/relevant others (e.g. Other Hospitals) regarding booking, changing or cancelling their appointments. This involves identifying the correct appointment, clinic, session and doctor code to which the caller is referring and rescheduling or cancelling the appointment as appropriate.

Inform the appropriate Consultant/ Directorate/secretarial staff of patients who have cancelled their appointment inappropriately e.g. urgent appointments.

Receive and process telephone calls from patients to update and amend their demographic details and make the necessary changes on the PAS system.

Contact GP Practices/other Hospitals for validation of patient demographic details and to obtain information if required e.g. copy letters, NHS

📌 Patient Access Clerk | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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