GP Surgery Administrator - 1 Year Contract

Caldbeck Surgery

The closing date is 12 January 2025

Job summary

We have a vacancy in our admin department for a new team member to cover a period of Maternity Leave.

The contract term will be 1 year from January or February 2025 dependant on start date.

You will be required to work 25 - 30 hours per week over 5 days (Monday to Friday) The working pattern is open to discussion on appointment.

Alongside other team members you will deal directly with all correspondence coming into the surgery and complete other administration tasks such as referrals for further care, organising clinics, checking new patient notes and stock control.

You will be using the EMIS clinical system to record patient based data and use a multitude of web based reporting and screening systems.

We are looking for someone who can take initiative and confident with administration type duties.

Applicants must their own transport as there is no public transport available to the village.

Main duties of the job

  • Process correspondence (paper, electronic and email) attaching it to patient records,
  • Processing referrals for patients to Secondary Care
  • Fulfilling follow-up actions such as informing a GP, contacting patients to make appointments.
  • Completing registrations (new patients)
  • Liaising with Hospitals, GP Surgeries, Coroner & other Government/ external departments re patients who have left or died
  • Dealing with practice emails e.g from the out-of-hours service (ChoC), ambulance service and other services
  • Checking new patient notes on receipt from other GP Practices checking the summary for accuracy, notifying GP/ Dispensary team as necessary
  • Work with the workflow team and other colleagues including Primary Care Network (PCN) colleagues
  • Contribute to identifying and acting on potential improvements
  • Other general admin tasks eg dealing with the post & franking machine, shredding confidential documents, filing, printing, producing documents and any other admin tasks as needed

About us

Caldbeck Surgery is located on the northern edge of the Lake District National Park, and serves 4,400 patients over 100 square kilometres of rural Cumbria.

We are a team of 30 people including 5 GP partners, with a strong educational ethos.

We are part of the Keswick and Solway Primary Care Network, which covers 43,500 patients from the Solway coast to Keswick and Carlisle.

Date posted

20 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,400 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

A2170-24-0003

Job locations

Friar Row

Caldbeck

Wigton

Cumbria

CA7 8DS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Workflow/ data management

  • Process correspondence (paper, electronic and email) attaching it to patient records,
  • Fulfilling follow-up actions such as informing a GP, contacting patients to make appointments.
  • Completing registrations (new patients)

Liaising with Hospitals, GP Surgeries, Coroner & other Government/ external departments re patients who have left or died

  • Dealing with practice emails e.g from the out-of-hours service (ChoC), ambulance service and other services
  • Checking new patient notes on receipt from other GP Practices checking the summary for accuracy, notifying GP/ Dispensary team as necessary
  • Work with the workflow team and other colleagues including Primary Care Network (PCN) colleagues
  • Contribute to identifying and acting on potential improvements
  • Other general admin tasks eg dealing with the post & franking machine, shredding confidential documents, filing, printing, producing documents and any other admin tasks as needed

IT systems

  • Record patient-related data in our clinical system, Emis Web
  • Use web-based reporting systems/ data base systems eg PHE reporting, screening & immunisations systems
  • Use email both for own emails and for generic practice emails

Stock ordering

  • Checking stationary, clinical and cleaning stock and organising orders as needed

Practice Project Support

  • Become involved with Green Practice Project, identifying areas of improvement and championing new initiatives
  • Attend Patient Participation Group Meetings, producing minutes, assisting with actions and organising future meetings.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Workflow/ data management

  • Process correspondence (paper, electronic and email) attaching it to patient records,
  • Fulfilling follow-up actions such as informing a GP, contacting patients to make appointments.
  • Completing registrations (new patients)

Liaising with Hospitals, GP Surgeries, Coroner & other Government/ external departments re patients who have left or died

  • Dealing with practice emails e.g from the out-of-hours service (ChoC), ambulance service and other services
  • Checking new patient notes on receipt from other GP Practices checking the summary for accuracy, notifying GP/ Dispensary team as necessary
  • Work with the workflow team and other colleagues including Primary Care Network (PCN) colleagues
  • Contribute to identifying and acting on potential improvements
  • Other general admin tasks eg dealing with the post & franking machine, shredding confidential documents, filing, printing, producing documents and any other admin tasks as needed

IT systems

  • Record patient-related data in our clinical system, Emis Web
  • Use web-based reporting systems/ data base systems eg PHE reporting, screening & immunisations systems
  • Use email both for own emails and for generic practice emails

Stock ordering

  • Checking stationary, clinical and cleaning stock and organising orders as needed

Practice Project Support

  • Become involved with Green Practice Project, identifying areas of improvement and championing new initiatives
  • Attend Patient Participation Group Meetings, producing minutes, assisting with actions and organising future meetings.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Highly literate, with good written English and the ability to understand and learn medical terminology
  • Highly IT literate with experience of Microsoft Outlook, Word and web based applications/forms
  • Able to work well in a team environment, sharing workload and collaborating with the admin and wider surgery team
  • Excellent personal communication skills; able to deal with patients and their carers in a sensitive and professional manner.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of office administration in a small business environment
  • Previous knowledge of the EMIS Clinical System
  • Familiarity with local area and NHS Services
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Highly literate, with good written English and the ability to understand and learn medical terminology
  • Highly IT literate with experience of Microsoft Outlook, Word and web based applications/forms
  • Able to work well in a team environment, sharing workload and collaborating with the admin and wider surgery team
  • Excellent personal communication skills; able to deal with patients and their carers in a sensitive and professional manner.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of office administration in a small business environment
  • Previous knowledge of the EMIS Clinical System
  • Familiarity with local area and NHS Services

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Caldbeck Surgery

Address

Friar Row

Caldbeck

Wigton

Cumbria

CA7 8DS


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Caldbeck Surgery

Address

Friar Row

Caldbeck

Wigton

Cumbria

CA7 8DS


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Rebecca Dooley

rebecca.dooley4@nhs.net

01697478181

Date posted

20 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,400 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

A2170-24-0003

Job locations

Friar Row

Caldbeck

Wigton

Cumbria

CA7 8DS


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