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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Receptionist and Telephone Booking Clerk

On site

Caerphilly, United kingdom

Full Time

21-11-2025

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Training Recruitment

Job Specifications

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL abb.vacancyrequests@wales.nhs.uk

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

Provide high quality administrative service to patients when attending the Endoscopy department, this includes updating any patients details on Welsh Patient Administration System (WPAS), admitting patients onto Clinical Workstation (CWS) and Medilogik EMS.
Retrieve, track and prepare notes ahead of patient attendance.
Process referrals into the department and enter onto WPAS and Medilogik EMS.
Make and receive calls from patients responding to partial booking letters.

Main duties of the job

Greet patients upon arrival to their appointment in a warm and friendly manner. Ensuring all patient details are correct and up to date.
Patient notes are prepared and correct ahead of time.
Action any Cannot attend appointment (CNA), Did not attend appointment (DNA) and removal from WPAS as per protocol at the end of each day.
Carry out general office duties including post, photocopying and processing relevant information.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Knowledge And Qualifications

Essential criteria

Good level of education.
I.T Skills

Desirable criteria

NVQ in admin

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in a hospital setting.

Desirable criteria

Experience working in NHS admin setting
Previous experience in telephone bookings.
Experience with using CWS and WPAS.

About the Company

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board was established on the 1st October 2009 and covers the areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and South Powys. The Health Board employs over 14,000 staff, two thirds of whom are involved in direct patient care. There are more than 250 consultants in a total of over 1000 hospital and general practice doctors, 6,000 nurses, midwives, allied professionals and community workers. To view current vacancies, please visit Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Job... Know more