NON-EMERGENCY PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICE

BE A PTS CALL HANDLER

Description

The Contact Centre is a single point of access for a number of contracts that relate to the provision of non-emergency patient transport.

The Contact Centre receive telephone calls from a range of people, including patients, GP surgery staff, and other health care colleagues, and handles in excess of 250,000 calls per year. It is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Entry requirements

These are some of the essential criteria you will need to be successful in an entry level role within the Contact Centre; more detailed criteria are available in the Person Specification for the role:

  • Excellent communication skills, especially the ability to speak clearly over the telephone
  • Customer Service experience
  • Telephone and general administration experience
  • Experience in use of IT systems and ability to input data accurately
  • Ability to work calmly especially when under pressure
  • GCSE in English at grade C or higher and GCSE Maths at grade D or higher (or equivalent qualifications)
  • Modern Apprenticeship or NVQ 2 Customer Service or equivalent or willing to attain
  • You must be over 18 to work between 10:00pm and 07:00am.

To apply, click ‘Find jobs now’ or send your CV to jobs@scas.nhs.uk .  If you have any questions, please call 01869-365000 option 1 for the recruitment team.

What is the package?

  • Salary: Band 2 (plus Unsocial Hours (USH) in line with Section 2 of Agenda for Change)
  • Hours: Full time: 37.5 hours per week (part-time hours may be available on completion of training). Bank (zero hours) agreements may be available
  • Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, Otterbourne, Hampshire, Eastbourne, East Sussex & Worthing, West Sussex
  • Annual leave: Minimum 27 days plus statutory public holidays, pro rata for part-time staff
  • Shift pattern: Various shift patterns depending on business requirements. You may be required to cover evenings, weekends and bank holidays