Patient Administrator MIiU - Band 2

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking 'what matters to you'.
We're passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust., Patient administrator shifts cover 7.30-20.30 7 days a week inclusive of bank holidays and weekends, following a 3 week rota., + Provide an effective and efficient administrative support service to the designated team to ensure consistency across the service area.
+ Support the delivery of a comprehensive administration and support function to the service areas to meet the needs of patients, service users and visitors
Specific Key Responsibilities
+ Undertake a range of reception, and administrative duties to support the customer needs of the, MIiU, and Hospital flexibly and in a timely manner so as to enable the hospital and Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation trust to meet its objectives.

We are a forward thinking and dynamic unit dealing with a variety of minor injuries, illness, trauma and medicine.
If you have excellent communication and organisational skills, work well under pressure and are computer literate you will enjoy the challenge this position offers.
The service uses SystmOne so previous experience with this programme will be an advantage but not essential., The successful candidate will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and be able to demonstrate the following
+ Possess the ability to prioritise their own workload within a tight deadline together with their co-workers.
+ Cope well under pressure
+ Work well within a team and on their own.
+ Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
+ Have good organizational skills.
+ Demonstrate initiative and flexibility together with good attention to detail
+ You must be able to deal with sensitive information and interact with patients to deal with their enquiries.
Prior experience of call handling, management and entering data into a number of systems is beneficial. Knowledge of SystmOne is an advantage but not essential.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
+ 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
+ 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
+ 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
+ 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
+ Free car parking at many of our sites
+ 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
+ A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
+ A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Social Workers, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
+ Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
+ Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
+ Recognition and long service awards
+ Fast Track physiotherapy
+ Our Wellbeing line
+ Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.