Out of hours Call Handler

Job summary
We are recruiting for a call handler in both the weekday professional line and the out of hours service and have various hours available for our integrated urgent care service - Severnside Urgent Care.

Call Handlers - the core purpose of our Call Handlers are to take calls from Health Care Professionals and enter patient demographics onto our patient database system for our clinical team to triage as part of a team.

Please note: This role will be 8 hours weekends only

Please note the following payrates apply to this role:
Weekday and weekday evening: £13.72
Weekends and overnights: £15.37

Main duties of the job

• To answer calls to the professional line from health care professionals.
• To guarantee a professional and informed response to the caller.
• To process external referrals into Integrated Urgent Care via professional sources other than NHS 111 e.g. ambulance service, pathology results, community teams.
• To ensure that such referrals are accurately entered onto the patient database system.
• To follow our safety calling process to ensure patient safety.

About us
BrisDoc is a proud provider of NHS services and has been delivering 'patient care, by people who care' with passion and commitment for over 20 years.

As an 'employee-owned trust', we are a forward thinking, dynamic and innovative Social Enterprise and run an exciting range of Primary Care services. These include the Severnside Integrated Urgent Care Service , GP Practices, and the Homeless Health Service . BrisDoc therefore provides great patient care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to over 1 million patients across Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire.

By joining BrisDoc, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary organisation that prides itself on being a fantastic place to work, where you will feel truly valued and part of a family. BrisDoc supports colleagues to grow and develop in their roles in order to deliver high quality patient care across all our clinical services. We strive to ensure every member of the team feels proud of the work they do and the services we provide together.

As an employed member of the BrisDoc team, you are also a BrisDoc co-owner and will be able to contribute to the decisions we make to benefit our patients, workforce and the wider community. This includes seeking to continuously improve the healthcare we provide for patients, while protecting our environment, nurturing our staff and making a meaningful contribution to the communities we serve.

Job responsibilities
Call Handlers - Professional Line To answer calls to the professional line from health care professionals. To guarantee a professional and informed response to the caller. To process external referrals into Integrated Urgent Care via professional sources other than NHS 111 e.g. ambulance service, pathology results, community teams. To ensure that such referrals are accurately entered onto the patient database system. To follow our safety calling process to ensure patient safety.

To view the full job description, please visit the Brisdoc website.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential

• A good standard of education to GCSE or equivalent

Desirable

• Experience of working in healthcare / NHS

Skills and Attributes
Essential

• Evidence of computer literacy and keyboard skills
• Able to work within a team and take instruction as required - Able to quickly establish rapport and credibility with others in the team

Personal Qualities/Behavioural Attributes
Essential

• Good team player who is able to support, value and respect the contribution of all members

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.