Job Description
The post is to cover predominantly day and evening shifts, including weekends and Public Holidays. Shifts are 7.5hrs rota’d 5 days over 7 and will vary with the earliest start time being 6am and the latest finish time being 10pm. The post holder may be required to cover night shifts to meet the needs of the service.
We deliver a busy 24/7 telephone switchboard/operator service to the Trust and users of its telephone service from a wide range of backgrounds. The work is wide ranging from the handling of general internal calls, external patient and patient relative enquiries and calls from other Healthcare professionals through to the implementation of Trust emergency procedures.
We are the first point of contact for our patients, clients, suppliers and staff throughout the Trust and the wider NHS. You will handle calls from general enquiries to internal emergency response procedures.
Customer service is key to this role so we are looking for people who are flexible, articulate, enthusiastic and effective communicators and essentially can remain calm in all circumstances.
If you meet the above criteria and want to join our dedicated team then we would like to hear from you.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.