Contact Centre Operations Manager in Stoke-on-Trent

Location: Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: £31,000 per year
Recruiter: EMED Group
Job Hours: Full-time

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a Contact Centre Operations Manager to join our team based in Campbell Road, Staffordshire.

You will Provide Leadership to the Control Centre function within Staffordshire.

Oversee dispatch, management of escalation and real time supervision of all operational resources in the busy call centre and despatch office.

Deliver continuous improvement in performance, efficiency of resource allocation and business profitability through techniques including individual performance management.

To have an excellent understanding of the NEPTS contract and excellent communication skills both internally and with external stakeholders.

What benefits can you expect?

  • £31,000 - £34,000 per annum
  • Monday – Friday, Flexible Shifts
  • Life Assurance – providing colleagues and their family financial peace of mind and protection to the value of £5,000.
  • 24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions.
  • 2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway.
  • Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody.
  • Unlimited mental health consultations.
  • Unlimited physiotherapy consultations.
  • Access to legal advice on domestic issues e.g. motoring offences, wills and probate, and personal injury.
  • Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings and state benefits.
  • Long Service Recognition Scheme – recognising colleagues for their continued service after 5 years and at 5-year intervals with an increase in annual leave.
  • Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme with financial reward, which will lead to an annual recognition event.
  • Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme with financial rewards.
  • The EMED foundation, to provide support to colleagues and our local communities.
  • Paid holiday entitlement.
  • Pension Scheme.
  • Blue Light Card.
  • Uniform provided.
  • EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements.
  • Flu vaccination (through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter).
  • Other duties include:

  • Oversee the Day control function and prevent waits that would Breach Contracted standards.
  • To be the main point of contact for on-day escalated issues.
  • To have a working knowledge of patient eligibility criteria and Patient Transport Services.
  • Undertake general clerical duties including but not exclusive checking booking lists, data input, completing ad-hoc forms/invoices, as necessary.
  • Provide feedback and guidance to booking advisors where issues are identified on an adhoc basis and liaise with the Dispatch Team for any recurring issues and to work with the team on actions plans to put corrective actions in place.
  • Ensure timely, consistent, and appropriate communication with Hospital staff and patients with regards to a delay in service and provide evidence of notification.
  • Have a good working knowledge of the vehicle tracking system and patient transport software (Cleric) following induction training.
  • Liaise with the transport and operational teams as and when required to make adjustments to the schedule as and when issues are identified to ensure minimized impact on the patient experience.
  • Manage individual and collective performance including 12 monthly performance and development reviews for the Contact centre team.
  • Maintain patient flow across all control areas through effective liaison with colleagues and hospital staff and prompt resolution of urgent problems and appropriate responses to unplanned events.
  • Provide a flexible, co-operative role covering for the absence of colleagues and the demands of the department. This may require working at other locations and some weekends and bank holidays, on a rota basis.
  • Ensure appropriate liaison with other agencies such as GP’s, Nursing Homes, Hospital Clinics and Wards regarding booking issues when required.
  • Please note that this role will be subject to several regulatory pre-employment checks, and you will be asked to provide details of your full employment history should you be invited to an interview.

    Your HMRC record, available to download from the Government Gateway may help you in preparing this information when required.

    Our Values 

    Collaborative – we work as one team with a shared purpose to meet the needs of our patients, passengers, colleagues, customers, communities, and the planet.

    Agile – We listen, learn and adapt to improve the business, each other, and ourselves.

    Reliable – We do what we say we will do, we take responsibility and we behave with integrity.

    Empowered – We are confident and committed to taking responsibility to deliver the highest quality service.

    About Us

    The exciting merger of ERS Medical and E-Zec Medical has enabled us to rebrand, therefore as a combined business we are now known as EMED Group.

    We are the largest Patient Transport and Care Partner to the NHS with more than 2,500 colleagues across 50 depots.

    Our ambition is to continue developing transport services that improve the health and wellbeing for people across our local communities by providing transport that supports patient care, community support, secure mental health and medical courier services.

    EMED Group are committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all.


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