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The primary function of this role is to provide administration support to the different teams within the practice, to ensure continuity and consistency in workflow delivery. Flexibility is important for this role as there will be a lot of variety and no two days will be the same. The role will involve working at both Christchurch and Willow Surgeries.
Job Responsibility:
Provide administration support to the different teams within the practice
Work within the non clinical teams at both practice locations
Greeting patients by phone or in person and managing their queries
Processing registration forms, appointment requests and referrals to other services
Provide cross organisational support to the different teams within the practice
Cover short-term and long-term absence such as sickness, annual leave, maternity/paternity leave
Administration Team duties: EMIS document workflow
Temporary patient registration workflow management via the Portal
New patient registration workflow
Detailed coded records
Proxy access
Child Health and immunisation workflow
Distribution of unmatched lab reports
Mammogram coding
Baby blood spots
Diabetic eye screening workflow
Opening & distributing post
Medical Secretary Team duties: Audio Typing using Lexicom Transcribe
E-referrals and advice & guidance letters
EMIS task workflow
Docman task workflow
NHS mail workflow
Telephone queries with external health providers
Minute taking
eConsult Team duties: Using Sentiers to triage appointment requests
Saving requests into patient health records (EMIS)
Submitting eConsult requests
Allocating appointments and advising patients via various methods of digital media
Community healthcare referrals
Sending self-help links and wellbeing information to patients
Identifying the need for prior nursing appointments
Co-ordinating translation services
Directing administration enquiries
Forwarding nursing appointment requests
Rebooking Clinical Appointments due to unscheduled absences
Patient Assistant Team duties: Meeting, greeting and signposting patients
Assisting patients with queries
Opening and closing of the practice
Updating patient records with non-clinical information
Assisting patients with the NHS App and the eConsult appointment system
Offering chaperone assistance
Booking nurse appointments
Cancelling & re-booking appointments
Calmly and empathetically addressing patient frustrations
Information Governance duties: Managing SARS requests and sending letters to patients
Managing patient consent and sending letters to patients
Logging information requests
Using the IGPR electronic platform for records requests
Sourcing patient paper records from both surgeries
Photocopying paper records for SARS requests
Practice Expectations: Ensuring high levels of attention to detail and accuracy
Maintaining effective liaison with other staff and/or agencies
Working co-operatively within teams
Respecting leadership and management direction
Communicating effectively
Collecting data, preparing reports and undertaking research as required
Efficiently use IT platforms
Ensuring the rules of GDPR, Caldicott, Freedom of Information Act are understood and fully implemented
Supporting in the planning and co-ordination of practice targets
Demonstrating a personal and professional commitment to equality and diversity
Ensuring skills and knowledge remain up to date
Requirements:
GCSE qualification in Maths and English
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Resilience and an ability to work collaboratively with multiple teams
Potential to grasp different work processes and concepts quickly
Adaptable to ever changing work environments and work streams
Able to act on own initiative and be both self-directed and motivated
To have an excellent, positive customer service mindset
Very good IT skills and a thorough understanding of Microsoft Office
High level of literacy, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
To have an understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality and clinical governance
A flexible approach to work pattern and to increase working hours when the demand arises, such as holiday and/or sickness absence
To ensure own statutory & mandatory training records are up to date within Teamnet and in accordance with Practice requirements