Allocations Clerk

Job summary

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic person who is patient and customer focused, to join our Radiology team at Salford Royal Hospital as an Allocation Clerk/Receptionist.

You will be required to provide clerical support within a very busy department, and you must be hard working and flexible. This post is varied, and we therefore seek a self-motivated person with good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

You will be committed to providing a high-quality service and understand fully the Trust Values when always dealing with the public and staff. In return we offer excellent opportunities for personal and professional development.The Trust is committed to 7 day working which may be incorporated into this post.

Main duties of the job

• To use and access CRIS (Computerised Radiology Information System) to allocate examinations to Radiologists, Reporting Radiographers and outsourcing providers
• Check weekly that allocated examinations have been reported
• Check vetting has been completed for all pools
• Ensure Radiological examinations are in the correct reporting pool
• Keep reporting backlog down to 2 weeks where possible
• To perform reception duties as and when required
• Deal with enquiries regarding allocated examinations
• To escalate the urgency of reporting when required
• Deal with enquires of a sensitive nature
• Attend Departmental meetings as and when required
• To communication effectively and empathetically with patients and relatives
• Access Patient Administration System when required to accurately record and collect patient data, ensuring errors are clearly identified and corrected including patient demographics

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

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