Emergency Admissions Officers - Emergency Care Services

Emergency Admissions Officers - Emergency Care Services

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity available in our friendly team as an Emergency Admissions officer. You will be a positive individual with the ability to work well under pressure. It is important that you are organised, computer literate and able to communicate effectively and respectfully with the wider multidisciplinary team as well as the patients who use the service.

Our team collectively provides an essential service to the Trust, and you will play an integral role within the department as an administrator.

We have a part time post of 22.5 hours per week, and you will be required to cover 7.5 hour shifts between 07:45-21:15, which will be allocated on a Rota basis. We are a 24/7 service so this will include occasional Bank Holiday and weekend working. You will also be required to be flexible in covering colleagues' annual leave or sickness as per Trust policy.

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases, this means that a service may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview. Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Educated to GCSE standard to include English Language and Mathematics Grade C or above (or equivalent)

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of computers and administration office practices
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload

Personal Attributes

• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service

Experience

• Experience of working in a busy office/administration environment
• Experience of working in an NHS healthcare organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust