{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nElective Waiting List Booking Officer with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Frimley, England, United Kingdom\n\n Job Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Gynaecology waiting list team at Frimley Park Hospital . We are looking for an approachable and patient focused team player who is naturally suited to uphold our trust values in the workplace. The role can be extremely busy so excellent organisational skills and the ability to multi-task is paramount. Outstanding communication skills, the ability to meet tight deadlines, a willingness to learn and work effectively as part of a team are a must. If you enjoy an environment which involves liaising with patients, clinical staff and fellow team members whilst using your own initiative then this is the role for you. Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for booking Gynacological operations across all Trust sites. The post holder will assist with meeting Trust targets. The post holder will be required to offer very high customer service skills for patients and both internal and external staff. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties. Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities To ensure all phone calls are dealt with in a professional and timely manner from patients waiting for surgery. To ensure all patients are treated with dignity, respect and empathy at all times To deal with patients in a polite and respectful manner complying with their requests where possible To support the Trust in delivering NHS targets To respond in a timely fashion to all administrative duties within the team To support the implementation of all new IT and patient administration systems Assist and be pro-active in all modernisation projects that concern the team and improve patient pathways To be multi-skilled in your working role and able to assist in all areas of the department as and when required To ensure strict confidentiality is maintained at all times in respect of correspondence received in the department and in accordance with Trust policy To ensure demographics and daytime contact numbers are obtained and checked on each individual call and updated on the patient administration system in accordance with Information Quality Assurance 2 Follow all Trust and local policies and procedures at all times To deal with patient/staff complaints in a professional manner and try to resolve the issue before they become formal Generating patient letters from the computer system and updating records accordingly. Ensuring all records and requests are dealt promptly and accurately filed and maintained. To ensure patients are booked within their targets dates unless the patient chooses to wait for their procedure. Conduct regular reviews of their waiting lists on the Electronic Patient Record system. Regular review of PTL’s ensuring that patients are treated in accordance with Trust policy on waiting times. To inform appropriate personnel of any patients who have been cancelled on day (COD), ensuring correct COD outcome has been used. Ensure patients are re-admitted in accordance with the COD Policy. To liaise with the team leader to provide a high-quality empathetic service and highlight any problems, working together as a customer focused team to solve issues that may arise To adhere to the Trust values of being committed to excellence, working together and facing the future To attend specialty meetings for your lead specialty as and when required. Follow all Trust and local policies and procedures within the waiting list team at all times Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria GCSE English and Maths pass or equivalent ECDL or equivalent Desirable criteria NVQ Level 2 Administration or equivalent practical knowledge Experience Essential criteria Experience of working in a hospital or busy office environment. Significant experience in difficult patient situations. Minimum of 1 year customer care experience Desirable criteria Call centre experience NHS experience Skills and Knowledge Essential criteria Good communication skills both verbal and in writing Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy when completing tasks Ability to work under pressure Ability to work using own initiative Excellent customer service skills and evidence of dealing with telephones and meeting targets Desirable criteria Call centre experience Good knowledge of NHS targets Knowledge of clinical and surgical procedures Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgr"}