Job Description

Taurus Healthcare are recruiting a Clinical Systems Dispatcher on a zero hour contract.

The Out-of-Hours Service ensures that urgent care is available evenings, overnight and bank holidays during both the week and weekends.

The Clinical Systems Dispatcher is responsible for effective dispatching within medical records and coordinating patient flow for face-to-face appointments and home visits within set timelines.

Main duties of the job:

The Clinical Systems Dispatcher acts as the operational point of contact when the Operational Shift Manager is not on duty (overnight) for all aspects of the Out-of-Hours clinical service.

To act as an operational liaison point for other Taurus services to support transfer of patient care and to escalate concerns or problems that arise on shift, when the Operational Shift Manager is not working, to the Director on Call when required.

Main Responsibilities:

To operationally support patients to move smoothly across Taurus and local services by facilitating appointments and appropriate access to clinical care. To co-ordinate and supervise the drivers and overnight nurses in the absence of the Operational Shift Manager, ensuring they carry out the role effectively, answering any queries they may have and giving appropriate support. To provide job role training and support to drivers and receptionists as required on shift. To ensure patients have been allocated and aligned to the most appropriate clinician on shift and co-ordinate face-to-face appointments, triage, and home visits within the appointment/booking system. Escalate allocation and co-ordination issues rising from clinicians to Operational Shift Manager when on duty. If urgent and overnight in Out-of-Hours to Director on Call and non-urgent through routine shift reporting. To manage patients within ADASTRA and EMIS medical system and effectively dispatch and co-ordinate appointments according to pre-determined priorities from 111 and Mallings. Ensure all cases achieve a timely response, meeting our Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from an operational perspective. When there is a 'medic-vehicle tracking system' available, to ensure the most appropriate resource is tasked to the next home visit. When timed delays occur, undertake comfort calls with home visit patients to make sure they are aware of the delay and expected arrival time. To check if the circumstances of the patient have changed/worsened and to escalate as appropriate. To provide a shift handover that includes any breaches of KPIs and any issues that have arisen. To accurately report shift activity indicating key issues and priority actions. To report incidents on DATIX. To be responsible for ensuring patients in the waiting area are observed. If timed delays are incurred, to communicate the delay to patients. To identify any deterioration in the patient's health for escalation to a clinician. To work alongside, and in the absence of, the Operational Shift Manager to help oversee the medicine bags process, supporting drivers with safe handover to clinicians. To liaise with NHS 111 and Mallings Healthcare any operational queries e.g., out-of-area patients. Note: the Clinical Systems Dispatcher on behalf of a clinician may escalate inappropriate referrals. To ensure that patient surveys and questionnaires (electronic and/or paper) are carried out at the service delivery sites when required. To use a variety of IT tools/software effectively to support operational working. To support notification/post event messaging process to GP practices. To be able to use clinical services and software, listed below. To act as a chaperone if required. To ensure referrals from clinicians are dealt with according to process. Supporting and navigating request calls coming through from the falls service.

Taurus Healthcare offer many employee benefits, such as:

Access to a generous NHS pension scheme with 20.68% employer contribution 33 to 38 days annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on service (pro rata for part-time staff) Access to an extensive Employee Benefits Programme (Vivup) offering: 24/7 access to counselling services Salary-sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes Access to a range of discounts from national retailers Access to the Blue Light extensive discount scheme.

Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing Monday 11th August 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

About Us

Taurus Healthcare was established in 2012, as the provider arm of the GP Federation serving 190,000 patients in Herefordshire. Founded and owned by the partners of the entire Herefordshire Primary Care community, Taurus is focused on providing excellent out of hospital services for patients. Our ethos is to provide high quality and cost-effective health outcomes that are delivered as close as possible to the patients home, whilst ensuring that patients who do require in hospital services are seen as quickly and effectively as possible.

At Taurus Healthcare we strive to create a diverse, inclusive workplace, and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds including those from Military Veterans and family members of serving personnel.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Pay: 12.53-14.24 per hour

Education:

GCSE or equivalent (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 03/08/2025