Part time Telephonist inYeovil inYeovil PUBLISHED 29 OCT 2024

Band 3  PERMANENT 
Answer the emergency phone immediately, and respond to emergency by call out correct emergency team.Record call and action on appropriate record sheet.

We are currently looking for a Telephonist to work on the following 2 week shift pattern. Totalling 17.75 per week

Week 1

Monday 07:30-15:30

Saturday 15:00-22:00

Sunday 15:30-22:30

Week 2

Monday 07:30-15:30

Friday 07:00-15:00

The roles consists of answering the hospital switchboard, respond to emergency calls, provide cover to the main reception and car park intercom out of hours. Be aware of fire, major incident and lockdown procedures ensuring that all services are delivered in an efficient, courteous and polite manner to both internal and external customers.

To be responsible for taking payments out of hours and storing valuable items in the safe.

Finding relevant staff from on call rota to resolve problems

Respond to the fire alarm, Major incident and emergency calls and inform the relevant team

Effective communication including with distressed, anxious or angry individuals

Required to follow processes when responding to calls or alarms.

Manages conflicting demands within the job role on a daily basis.

About us

The post holder will work with all levels of staff, including clinicians and senior managers, contractors, stakeholders associated with the Trust including clinicians and system users.

Communicates effectively with external stakeholders (GPs, other hospitals, Ambulance services, local authorities, police and council), dealing with service or general queries, together with taking appropriate action.

Responsible for receiving and providing information which can be of a sensitive nature and is often complex and detailed on a regular basis.

Organises own work, flexibility required switching from admin tasks, reporting or analysis to answering phone throughout the shift in order to provide an accurate and timely service.

To ensure the switchboard is manned at all times and calls are answered quickly and politely and routed to appropriate departments/personnel

Answer the emergency phone immediately, and respond to emergency by call out correct emergency team.Record call and action on appropriate record sheet

Attend to Main Reception duties giving a courteous service to enquirers outside office hours

To allocate and issue accommodation and keys via the Trusts Accommodation Booking system

Inform relevant staff of medical gas shortages, fire alarms and other alarms which are linked to switchboard

To take payment for parking, accommodation and prescription charges either with cash or using the Chip and Pin terminal for card payments.Record payments on the relevant form including refunds

Attend to the car parking assistance call system, dealing with calls using own initiative and call relevant personnel regarding car park system failure when necessary

To issue keys to relevant personnel, checking ID, and record their distribution on the key database

To be fully aware of the fire alarm procedure

To be fully aware of the major incident procedure

The position involves lone working out of hours

Answer calls for the EFM helpdesk on ext 4444 and report the faults on FM first

Provide support to the EFM admin team as required

Book contract taxis when requested and keep a central record

The post holder will be expected to support the training and development of new colleagues

Ensuring all alarms and faults are reported, communicated clearly and actioned 24/7 in a timely manner and ensuring the correct staff are contacted for the alarm and the time of day.

Keep a record of all actions taken in a major incident

Comply with all SSL Policies and Procedures including (but not exclusively), Quality, Environmental Equality, Diversity, Safety, Human Resources and Financial.

Be fully conversant with the Switchboards emergency procedures, including those for a Major Incident and fire security, cardiac arrests etc developed through training.

Undertakes surveys or audits when necessary for own work.

Competently operate the PC based ARC consoles and operator workstation equipment to provide a standard and consistent level of service in an efficient and cost effective manner.

We are currently looking for a Telephonist to work on the following 2 week shift pattern. Totalling 17.75 per week

Week 1

Monday 07:30-15:30

Saturday 15:00-22:00

Sunday 15:30-22:30

Week 2

Monday 07:30-15:30

Friday 07:00-15:00

The roles consists of answering the hospital switchboard, respond to emergency calls, provide cover to the main reception and car park intercom out of hours. Be aware of fire, major incident and lockdown procedures ensuring that all services are delivered in an efficient, courteous and polite manner to both internal and external customers.

To be responsible for taking payments out of hours and storing valuable items in the safe.

Finding relevant staff from on call rota to resolve problems

Respond to the fire alarm, Major incident and emergency calls and inform the relevant team

Effective communication including with distressed, anxious or angry individuals

Required to follow processes when responding to calls or alarms.

Manages conflicting demands within the job role on a daily basis.

About us

The post holder will work with all levels of staff, including clinicians and senior managers, contractors, stakeholders associated with the Trust including clinicians and system users.

Communicates effectively with external stakeholders (GPs, other hospitals, Ambulance services, local authorities, police and council), dealing with service or general queries, together with taking appropriate action.

Responsible for receiving and providing information which can be of a sensitive nature and is often complex and detailed on a regular basis.

Organises own work, flexibility required switching from admin tasks, reporting or analysis to answering phone throughout the shift in order to provide an accurate and timely service.

To ensure the switchboard is manned at all times and calls are answered quickly and politely and routed to appropriate departments/personnel

Answer the emergency phone immediately, and respond to emergency by call out correct emergency team.Record call and action on appropriate record sheet

Attend to Main Reception duties giving a courteous service to enquirers outside office hours

To allocate and issue accommodation and keys via the Trusts Accommodation Booking system

Inform relevant staff of medical gas shortages, fire alarms and other alarms which are linked to switchboard

To take payment for parking, accommodation and prescription charges either with cash or using the Chip and Pin terminal for card payments.Record payments on the relevant form including refunds

Attend to the car parking assistance call system, dealing with calls using own initiative and call relevant personnel regarding car park system failure when necessary

To issue keys to relevant personnel, checking ID, and record their distribution on the key database

To be fully aware of the fire alarm procedure

To be fully aware of the major incident procedure

The position involves lone working out of hours

Answer calls for the EFM helpdesk on ext 4444 and report the faults on FM first

Provide support to the EFM admin team as required

Book contract taxis when requested and keep a central record

The post holder will be expected to support the training and development of new colleagues

Ensuring all alarms and faults are reported, communicated clearly and actioned 24/7 in a timely manner and ensuring the correct staff are contacted for the alarm and the time of day.

Keep a record of all actions taken in a major incident

Comply with all SSL Policies and Procedures including (but not exclusively), Quality, Environmental Equality, Diversity, Safety, Human Resources and Financial.

Be fully conversant with the Switchboards emergency procedures, including those for a Major Incident and fire security, cardiac arrests etc developed through training.

Undertakes surveys or audits when necessary for own work.

Competently operate the PC based ARC consoles and operator workstation equipment to provide a standard and consistent level of service in an efficient and cost effective manner.



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