Job Description

As a Bookings Administration Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting all booking enquiries, converting them to appointments for outpatients. You will provide high levels of customer service when handling enquiries and providing quotes to potential Ramsay patients. Keeping detailed and accurate records to ensure all bookings are managed effectively and within an appropriate time scale.

This role may involve agile working: providing you with the ability to work at home and within our offices at Rivers Hospital.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

Handle all enquiries and book appointments, whether by telephone, email and postal promptly and efficiently for outpatients (Private and NHS)

Provide detailed information to patient enquiries delivering excellent customer service

Develop and maintain good working relationships with all internal departments within Rivers Hospital.

Maintain clinics and associated admin

Ensure worklists on ER-S addressed and referrals managed in a timely manner

Build and maintain excellent relationships with consultants and medical secretaries to ensure appointments are converted

Maintain contact with potential patients to ensure they are satisfied with the progress on their  enquiry

Liaise with GP Practices regarding referrals

What you will bring with you

A strong desire to provide high levels of customer service

An ability to work under pressure with set deadlines to process booking appointments

Enthusiastic and empathetic character promoting positive attitude at work    

Confident communication skills on all levels, via telephone, email and in person

Demonstrate strong time management and organisation administration skills 

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Attractive enhancement rates between 30% - 100% for evenings, weekends and bank holidays available to permanent and bank

25 days’ annual leave plus 8 day’s Bank Holiday

Private Healthcare and Life Assurance

Free onsite parking and a subsidised staff restaurant

Access to our employee Ramsay Discount Programme

Wellbeing centre and access to 24/7 employee assistance line

Access to the Ramsay Academy - We invest in our people by creating real development opportunities and career pathways supported by structured learning curriculums

About us 
 

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.
 

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.
 

We are able to support training and development to our employees, to deliver a high standard of clinical care whilst ensuring patient safety, dignity and confidentiality. We are a progressive and caring facility and support the Ramsay vision “People caring for People”. We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success. 
 

We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’. 

Alternatively apply via www.ramsayhealth.co.uk/careers

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We value your application and welcome any questions you may have prior to applying. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close our advertisements prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

We care.
 

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
 

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.