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Cardiorespiratory Receptionist QHB Jobs in Burton Upon Trent, England, United Kingdom at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Title: Cardiorespiratory Receptionist QHB
Company: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Burton Upon Trent, England, United Kingdom
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Cardiorespiratory Team/Chest Pain Unit to work 30 hours per week-Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday
Based in the Chest Pain Unit or Cardiorespiratory department on a rota, we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated team player to work within our fast paced busy fast-paced receptionist/administrator team. You will have excellent communication & problem solving skills, with a background in administration or customer service. It is a requirement that you are a flexible staff member, have a good telephone manner with excellent attention to detail & accuracy .
If you would have the desire to strive to support Cardiorespiratory in delivering great NHS patient care, please get in touch to come along and find out more about the role & meet the supportive team . You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of our services.
- Register patients on arrival, ensuring all demographic and episode details are recorded on the patient administration system.
- To use patient administration system and other Trust applications required to support the patient’s pathway.
- Arrange outpatient clinic appointments for patients where necessary. When appropriate arrange ambulance transport for patients.
- Responsible for dealing with all queries, either via telephone or face to face promptly and efficiently.
- Responsible for completion of general administration tasks, including filing, photocopying, emailing, fault reporting, arrangement of patient follow up appointments, all case-note preparation for admissions, ensuring tests/investigations are correctly completed.
- Takes responsibility to ensure on a daily basis all discharges are completed on the appropriate system in a timely fashion.
- Administration support for Senior clinical and non-clinical team may be required.
Closing date of applications: 4 May 2026
Interview date: 18 May 2026
This position is offered as a secondment. Accordingly, you are required to consult with your manager and obtain approval prior to submitting your application.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Thorn Job title: Team Leader Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01283 59641
Elizabeth Sones
Queens Hospital Burton
Cardiorespiratory Administrator
01283566333 6411/6412/6374
We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.
