Patient Administrator - Call Centre

Chelwest; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Patient Administrator for the West Middlesex site to join the busy call centre. You will handle patient queries, manage appointments, and support clinicians with administration, ensuring compassionate, accurate service.

The role requires telephone experience and familiarity with PAS systems, offers a 37.5 hour week on a rota, and a fixed-term 12-month contract with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative capacity.
• Experience handling complex telephone calls.
• Experience working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide a customer focused service dealing with all patients or visitors in an efficient, polite and courteous manner.
• Support the delivery of a high quality healthcare service ensuring that all patients receive a high standard of service delivery.
• Handle queries from patients/relatives confidentially and sensitively; refer clinical related queries to appropriate staff.
• Interact with patients and relatives in distress in a sensitive and empathetic manner.
• Take and relay telephone enquiries and messages, using initiative and prioritising skills when disseminating information.
• Update patient details on PAS as appropriate, checking all demographic details on arrival or departure.
• Oversee the work of more junior staff and ensure work objectives are met daily.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Prioritise and organise workload

Team player

Empathy for patients

Education

GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Tools

Cerner PAS

Job description

We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice—a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .

Main area Patient Access Grade Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 8am-17.30pm, on a rota) Job ref 289-CS-560

Site West Middlesex University Hospital Town Isleworth Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum plus HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

West Middlesex Site

Booking team and Call Centre 12 months fixed term

Monday- Friday 8am-17.30pm, on a rota basis

We are searching for high performing and enthusiastic individuals to fill a Patient Administrator vacancies on the West Middlesex site working in our busy call centre supporting both sites. If you like talking to people and have had previous experience in customer service or a call centre this could be the role you are looking for.

You must have telephone experience and ideally experience of working with Cerner or other PAS systems. You should have a good team spirit as well as being able to work autonomously.

As a team player they will need to be able to demonstrate excellent listening and communication skills, be organised, adaptable and flexible, show empathy and concern for others.

If you thrive on a challenge and enjoy working in a very busy and demanding environment this could be the role for you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare to patients by providing an administrative service focused on the patient and their individual needs. The Patient Administrator will provide effective and efficient administrative support to a team liaising with patients, doctors and other healthcare professionals. The staff member will work consistently to provide high quality customer service and will be professional at all times.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities

• Provide a customer focused service dealing with all patients or visitors in an efficient, polite and courteous manner
• Support the delivery of a high quality healthcare service ensuring that all patients receive a high standard of service delivery
• Handle queries from patients/relatives confidentially and sensitively; refer clinical related queries to appropriate staff
• Interact with patients and relatives in distress in a sensitive and empathetic manner
• Take and relay as appropriate, telephone enquiries and messages , using initiative and prioritising skills when disseminating information
• Update patient details on PAS as appropriate, checking all demographic details on arrival or departure
• Oversee the work of more junior staff and ensure work objectives are being met on a day-to-day basis and demonstrate duties to new starters
• Ensure all procedures are followed re data capture for service specific outcomes.
• Ensure all paperwork is filed appropriately
• Arrange interpreter and transport services where indicated
• Adhere to trust-wide standard operating procedures and policies developed for clinical administrative processes and participate in their development
• Provide cover across the POD as and when required
• Provide an excellent standard of service to patients at all times
• Ensure the availability of all necessary documents (including forms, patient information leaflets and questionnaires) labels, continuation sheets

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of working in an administrative capacity
• Proven experience of dealing with complex telephone calls
• Experience in working as part of a team

Skills and knowledge

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritise and organise work load
• To be able to work as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• A cheerful and helpful manner when dealing with patients and other staff
• Work well as part of a team

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.