UEC Administrator and Patient Booking Clerk
| Posting date: | 15 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 January 2026 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9430-26-0032 |
Summary
Be the first point of contact for all visitors to the departments and greet in a friendly, helpful, and courteous manner. Obtain, check, and register confidential information from all attending patients. This is to include the updating of any changed patient details and escalating multiple MRNs to be merged by the back office. In conjunction with Data Protection guidelines. Assist patients with the use of electronic systems such as E-Triage and Prescription Payment Kiosks. Dealing with difficult, distressing situations and alerting clinical staff to patients or situations which are cause for concern, e.g., chest pains, to access equipment urgently for patients until a nurse is alerted. The undertaking of general organisation of paperwork and notes to maintain an organised department. Dealing with general enquiries via the telephone, and in person, including difficult and frequent emotional situations with patient, public, agencies, and staff. Ensuring that patients and relatives always receive a welcoming professional and considerate approach and where appropriate to redirect these to other departments and outside agencies, this may frequently involve highly distressing or emotional circumstances or traumatic incidents. Act independently without direct supervision, to manage their own workload, independently organising the day to day running of their own shift. Induct, mentor, and supervise new administrative team members, ensuring adherence to departmental procedures and fostering ongoing professional development. Empathise with vulnerable patients and people attending ED or SDEC who require language support or have any other disability or sensory needs. Admit, transfer and discharge patients using the electronic patient record. Answer the telephone, taking and delivering messages in an appropriate and helpful manner. Please refer to the job description for further details.