Contact Centre Advisor - NEWCASTLE - NHS BSA

Brook Street; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Training programme

Job summary

Brook Street is recruiting for an NHS customer contact advisor based near Newcastle. This temporary 6-month role offers hybrid work after training, with a base in the Newcastle area within 40 miles.

You will handle enquiries across multiple channels, support colleagues, and help customers with empathy and clear communication. Shifts run Monday to Friday 8am–6pm with occasional Saturdays, 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills and the ability to talk to people.
• Natural empathy when dealing with potentially challenging conversations.
• High attention to detail in inputting and updating information.
• Confidence in taking customer telephone calls and resolving queries.

Responsibilities

• Answer customer enquiries promptly using various media within performance agreements.
• Contribute to building team spirit and help others to succeed.
• Provide help and guidance tailored to customer needs.
• Participate in coaching sessions and meetings with managers and your team.
• Work on computer systems, inputting, updating and amending information.
• Over time manage a diverse portfolio of workstreams.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Attention to detail

Negotiation

Job description

Location: Newcastle - MUST BE BASED WITHIN 40 MILES

Must be available on 2nd November for an in person assessment

Pay: £13.17 per hour

Temporary 6 month assignment with likelyhood of extension

If you have good communication skills and enjoy talking to people, we have the opportunity for you! We are looking for advisors to work at our award-winning Customer Contact Centre. This role is the perfect stepping-stone into a rewarding career where you can make a difference to the lives of NHS employees, patients, and the public.

What do we offer?

Hybrid working - once your initial training is complete, you can work predominantly from home with the opportunity to be office based should you prefer, or if business need requires it. If you chose to work from home, you are expected to attend the office for meetings, team events, development sessions and 1 to 1 meetings where it is deemed necessary.

37.5 hour working weeks, in shifts across our 8am-6pm opening hours Mon-Fri, and 1 in 5 Saturdays on average 9am-3pm

No outbound calls, and our advisors are empowered to solve customer queries using our bank of support resources and constant connection to a team leader if advice is required

Supportive learning programme provided for all new starters

Main duties of the job

Answer customer enquiries using a variety of media methods promptly within performance agreements

Contribute to building team spirit and aiding others to succeed

Provide help and guidance to customers, tailoring conversations to their needs ensuring they are at the heart of everything you do.

Take an active part in coaching sessions and meetings with managers and your team, working collaboratively to identify improvements

Working on computer systems, accurately inputting, updating and amending information

Over time we would be looking for you to manage a diverse portfolio of workstreams.

You may have experience in customer service already or maybe a confident communicator, who is looking to start a new career. We would love you to apply if:

• You would be confident in taking customer telephone calls
• You have a natural talent for negotiation
• You can show empathy when dealing with some potentially challenging conversations
• You have a high attention to detail

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interestand state the role that you are interested in.We arecommitted to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.