Ophthalmology Administrator

The Heron Medical Practice

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Job summary

The Herne Bay Ophthalmology Services is looking for a part-time Administrator to join the team.

Herne Bay Ophthalmology Services provides several Ophthalmology services to patients across Kent and Medway and have done for the last 14 Years. We are the only provider in the UK that offers same day cataract surgery, we provide a very successful Wet-AMD service along with general Ophthalmology clinics.

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic team player to join the Administration team. The job is very unique and all our current employees are extremely proud of all the services that we provide and this is something that we are looking for in you.

We don't require you to have any background in Ophthalmology but we do require you to be enthusiastic about learning and gaining knowledge about Ophthalmology.

We are looking for an Administrators to work16 hours a weekacross two days (Monday and Tuesday).

Main duties of the job

The main duties that we will require from you as an Ophthalmology Administrator;

  • Monitoring Patient call and recall systems
  • Booking all appointments for all services
  • Liaise with patients over the telephone/face to face
  • Deal with patient medical queries and signpost if necessary
  • Assist with maintaining stock levels
  • Unpacking of deliveries day to day
  • Extracting required data from correspondence and inputting into patient electronic healthcare record
  • Liaise with hospitals, clinicians and opticians
  • Filing
  • Scanning

About us

Herne Bay Ophthalmology Clinic is a joint venture owned and run by a partnership consisting of the GP Practices in Herne Bay and a group of local Ophthalmic Surgeons. All services are based at Beltinge and Reculver Surgery, branch site of The Heron Medical Practice.

Date posted

03 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.44 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0968-24-0008

Job locations

The Heron Medical Practice

269 Reculver Road

Herne Bay

Kent

CT6 6SR


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administration duties for the Herne Bay Ophthalmology Services. To provide support for Herne Bay Ophthalmology Services and its encompassing services enabling the practice to provide high quality Ophthalmology services to patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administration duties for the Herne Bay Ophthalmology Services. To provide support for Herne Bay Ophthalmology Services and its encompassing services enabling the practice to provide high quality Ophthalmology services to patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Mathematics & English (C or above) Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) Strong IT skills Clear, polite telephone manner Competent in the use of Office and Outlook Effective time management (Planning & Organising) Ability to work as a team member and autonomously Good interpersonal skills Problem solving & analytical skills Ability to follow policy and procedure

Desirable

  • Experience working for NHS Experience of working with the general public Experience of administrative duties
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Mathematics & English (C or above) Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) Strong IT skills Clear, polite telephone manner Competent in the use of Office and Outlook Effective time management (Planning & Organising) Ability to work as a team member and autonomously Good interpersonal skills Problem solving & analytical skills Ability to follow policy and procedure

Desirable

  • Experience working for NHS Experience of working with the general public Experience of administrative duties

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Heron Medical Practice

Address

The Heron Medical Practice

269 Reculver Road

Herne Bay

Kent

CT6 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.theheronmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Heron Medical Practice

Address

The Heron Medical Practice

269 Reculver Road

Herne Bay

Kent

CT6 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.theheronmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Ophthalmology Services Manager

Stephanie Scarlett

sscarlett@nhs.net

01227376004

Date posted

03 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.44 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0968-24-0008

Job locations

The Heron Medical Practice

269 Reculver Road

Herne Bay

Kent

CT6 6SR


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