Insourcing and Elective Recovery Appointments Clerk

The role of an Insourcing and Elective Recovery Appointments Clerk is varied and you will have many different responsibilities ranging from booking appointments and maintaining clinic templates to validating patients to ensure the appropriate outcome. You will be guided by a Team Supervisor who will provide support and leadership daily. You will be responsible for ensuring a smooth and efficient booking process for patients within the guidelines of following Trust policies.

The Outpatients Appointments Team consists of a Booking Team, Reception and a Contact Centre. We are a dynamic and varied team, committed to providing excellent patient experience and delivering high quality patient care. The Booking Teams are based in a large, busy open plan office, and each team is responsible for different specialties. Our teams have a strong worth ethic and provide support to each other during busy and high-pressure situations., The main duties of an Appointments Clerk (Higher Level) is to maintain clinic templates, record referrals and appoint patients appropriately and in line with identified timescales and provide comprehensive administrative support to the specialties associated to each Appointments team. The successful candidate will be expected to accurately deliver administrative responsibilities within a focused and demanding environment.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone

Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working

Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all

One team - we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application