Clerical Officer/Booking Clerk | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust


Company:	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Salary:	£25,272 per annum
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Burnley, BB10 2PQ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Sept 2026
Closing date:	24 Oct 2026

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Summary

CNP Receptionist/Admin Support

We have the following hours available:

• Part-Time 25hrs per week

Are you enthusiastic, motivated, want a new challenge and looking to be part of an inclusive, supportive team in a role that’s interesting, varied and rewarding?

Due to promotion of colleagues, we invite you to apply for an admin role within our team based in Burnley General Teaching Hospital.

The initial salary is currently £25.272 after completion of training, skills and competencies, and rising further to a Band 3 £27,476 (pro-rata).

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in an administrative environment with good knowledge of Microsoft applications. Candidates must be a good team player, willing to learn and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits of working for East Lancashire Teaching Hospital, include;

- 27 days annual leave entitlement for new colleagues,

- All Bank Holidays on top of your annual leave entitlement

- Excellent pension scheme

- Full access to Employee Assistance Programme (Wellbeing Hub)

- Eye test voucher scheme

- Discounts at gyms, restaurants, family days out across the UK, holidays abroad and airport parking, well-being apps and much more.

Duties include liaising with patients and internal departments over the telephone, registering patient details and referrals onto the relevant system, booking and confirming appointments, sending out relevant questionnaires from our service steps within the EMIS and online systems, dealing with enquiries to manage appointments, escalating appointment deficit or surplus and other general clerical duties.

Reception cover where necessary.

The main systems used within the department are EMIS, Cerner Millennium, MHS Online Assessment Centre.

We’re open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, excluding Bank Holidays. Our main shifts are 8am to 4pm & 9am to 5pm for full-time, for part-time we try to accommodate flexible working during those hours.

We know we can provide you with a great place to work, alongside a fantastic friendly, inclusive and supportive team who are working side by side with other departments to give the people ofEast Lancashirethe best care possible.

The aim of this Trust is to improve the health of our people and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve.

Staff are valued and we can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. Some of our colleagues have progressed into leadership roles within ours and other areas of the Trust.

To provide an efficient and effective booking service and associated function to all patients accessing services provided by the Trust.

• Helping to ensure that there are robust systems in place that assist the service user and other staff to provide safe, personal and effective care.

• Helping to ensure that the team work to agreed standards across the service, providing a first-class service and appropriate management of referrals, appointments, and data recording. To meet both local and national targets, income generation and compliance with Trust standards and policy.

• You will have a full understanding of booking processes, and ensure standards are implemented, adhered to, maintained and approved to ensure patients are appointed and their pathway is managed appropriately.

• Liaising with patients/carers to agree all appointments/attendances, cancellations and re-booking. Manage non-attendance in-line with the Trust’s Access Policy.

This advert closes on Thursday 8 Oct 2026

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