Purbeck PCN Administrator

Purbeck Primary Care Network

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Job summary

Purbeck PCN are looking to recruit a PCN administrator to work 18 hours a week based at the PCN office in Wareham Surgery. The hours can be worked between 08:30 and 18:00 (worked within school hours if required), over a minimum of 3 days. This role is suited to a motivated individual wanting to apply their advanced administration and organisational skills to support the day-to-day administration of an expanding team of NHS professionals, dealing with confidential and sensitive information. A knowledge of the local Primary Care health landscape and a flexible approach to workflow will make you the ideal candidate for this role.

Main duties of the job

This role will provide administrative support to the PCN team.

The successful candidate will need to possess excellent knowledge of all Microsoft applications and wider IT skills, be highly organised, flexible, and comfortable with adapting their workload to respond to changing and conflicting priorities.

About us

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are groups of GP surgeries working together with a range of local providers, including community services, social care and the voluntary sector. PCNs build on core primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care through delivery of national and local service specifications alongside PCN initiatives. Purbeck PCN is forward-thinking and continuously looking for further areas of growth. All six practices (Swanage, Corfe Castle, Wellbridge, Bere Regis, Wareham and Sandford) meet on a regular basis, placing our patients at the heart of the work that we do.

Date posted

12 December 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A2472-23-0008

Job locations

Wareham Surgery

Streche Road

Wareham

Dorset

BH20 4PG


Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The role of the PCN Administrator is to assist and provide administrative support to the Clinical Director, Business & Operations Manager, and practices in order to develop and support service improvement in line with local and national priorities.

Building strong relationships with primary care colleagues and local partners to proactively support and drive change will be a key element of this role.

ADMINISTRATION DUTIES

Assist the PCN leadership team and PCN committee with coordinating PCN-level meetings including creating outlook invitations, creating and distributing agendas, taking meeting minutes and arranging logistics such as room bookings.

Assisting the PCN leadership team with administration duties such as formalising and distributing documents using PCN templates and maintaining the digital filing system for the PCN.

Supporting the administration of internal PCN SOPs, this will include electronically storing and distributing new and updated SOPs internally, as well as monitoring their review dates and highlighting these with the PCN leadership team and SOP owner.

Acting as first point of reference and support for administration queries for the PCN leadership team and PCN committee.

Maintaining the PCN asset register which includes ensuring the signing in and out of equipment process is followed and all documents are stored correctly within the digital filing system. As well as ensuring the asset register is kept up to date and all equipment is accounted for at all times.

Under the instruction of the PCN leadership team and service leads to be responsible for ordering new PCN equipment as well as stock supplies for PCN services.

Responsible for coordinating and organising the calibration and servicing of PCN equipment. This will also include organising courier collection services for the equipment and supporting PCN service leads with the administration of completing these tasks.

Acting as a first point of reference for the PCN Hot Desk Room situated as Wareham Health centre. This includes ensuring desk rotas are within SystmOne, room users are working within the boundaries of the room agreement, and issues are escalated to the PCN leadership team when needed. Along with being the first port of call for Wareham Health Centre should there be room issues.

SUPPORT DUTIES

Supporting with the administration of PCN governance and regulatory documentation as directed by the Business & Operations Manager.

Assist the PCN leadership team in coordination of PCN projects including arranging project meetings, managing administration behind project milestones and objectives, maintaining project documentation and ensuring the project team are informed of changes/delays to project deliverables.

Organising Protected learning time (PLTs) and events for the PCN and wider practice staff.

Acting as a first point of reference for PCN public relation matters signposting to appropriate lead.

Assist IT lead with website and social media updates for the PCN, along with administration duties for population health management objectives for the PCN.

HR

Responsibility for maintenance of the PCN credentialing register and online HR platform for PCN staff, ARRs and other allied-health professionals aligned to the PCN workforce. This includes the update of an internal electronic spreadsheet and the TeamNet HR platform.

Recruitment administration support which includes formatting job description, and other recruitment letters, arranging interview logistics, arranging ID/DBS/reference checks and other administrative duties to support the recruitment lead for the advertised position.

Administration support for the onboarding of all new PCN staff ensuring the new starter checklist is completed for all new employees, which includes but is not limited to, liaising with the employing practice to ensure all relevant documentation is received, PCN equipment is allocated, set up of email address, and SystmOne training is organised.

Administration support for PCN employees that are leaving, ensuring the leavers checklist is completed which includes but is not limited to, organising exit interviews, taking receipt of PCN equipment and supporting the employing practice and PCN leadership team with other administrative duties to support this process.

Administration and IT support for new and existing PCN teams to embed efficient, SMART ways of working. Ensuring all local processes are shared and acting as a point of contact for the PCN leadership team.

Ensure all ARRs employee contracts and employment details are communicated to NHS Dorset for new starters and existing employees that have had contract changes.

IT

Managing PCN SystmOne tasks and flagging as appropriate to appropriate person to maintain good practice.

Organising SystmOne training for new and existing PCN staff according to their particular role and objectives.

Acting as first point of contact for all PCN SystmOne module administration enquiries such as access, problem-solving, queries, and password resets.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The role of the PCN Administrator is to assist and provide administrative support to the Clinical Director, Business & Operations Manager, and practices in order to develop and support service improvement in line with local and national priorities.

Building strong relationships with primary care colleagues and local partners to proactively support and drive change will be a key element of this role.

ADMINISTRATION DUTIES

Assist the PCN leadership team and PCN committee with coordinating PCN-level meetings including creating outlook invitations, creating and distributing agendas, taking meeting minutes and arranging logistics such as room bookings.

Assisting the PCN leadership team with administration duties such as formalising and distributing documents using PCN templates and maintaining the digital filing system for the PCN.

Supporting the administration of internal PCN SOPs, this will include electronically storing and distributing new and updated SOPs internally, as well as monitoring their review dates and highlighting these with the PCN leadership team and SOP owner.

Acting as first point of reference and support for administration queries for the PCN leadership team and PCN committee.

Maintaining the PCN asset register which includes ensuring the signing in and out of equipment process is followed and all documents are stored correctly within the digital filing system. As well as ensuring the asset register is kept up to date and all equipment is accounted for at all times.

Under the instruction of the PCN leadership team and service leads to be responsible for ordering new PCN equipment as well as stock supplies for PCN services.

Responsible for coordinating and organising the calibration and servicing of PCN equipment. This will also include organising courier collection services for the equipment and supporting PCN service leads with the administration of completing these tasks.

Acting as a first point of reference for the PCN Hot Desk Room situated as Wareham Health centre. This includes ensuring desk rotas are within SystmOne, room users are working within the boundaries of the room agreement, and issues are escalated to the PCN leadership team when needed. Along with being the first port of call for Wareham Health Centre should there be room issues.

SUPPORT DUTIES

Supporting with the administration of PCN governance and regulatory documentation as directed by the Business & Operations Manager.

Assist the PCN leadership team in coordination of PCN projects including arranging project meetings, managing administration behind project milestones and objectives, maintaining project documentation and ensuring the project team are informed of changes/delays to project deliverables.

Organising Protected learning time (PLTs) and events for the PCN and wider practice staff.

Acting as a first point of reference for PCN public relation matters signposting to appropriate lead.

Assist IT lead with website and social media updates for the PCN, along with administration duties for population health management objectives for the PCN.

HR

Responsibility for maintenance of the PCN credentialing register and online HR platform for PCN staff, ARRs and other allied-health professionals aligned to the PCN workforce. This includes the update of an internal electronic spreadsheet and the TeamNet HR platform.

Recruitment administration support which includes formatting job description, and other recruitment letters, arranging interview logistics, arranging ID/DBS/reference checks and other administrative duties to support the recruitment lead for the advertised position.

Administration support for the onboarding of all new PCN staff ensuring the new starter checklist is completed for all new employees, which includes but is not limited to, liaising with the employing practice to ensure all relevant documentation is received, PCN equipment is allocated, set up of email address, and SystmOne training is organised.

Administration support for PCN employees that are leaving, ensuring the leavers checklist is completed which includes but is not limited to, organising exit interviews, taking receipt of PCN equipment and supporting the employing practice and PCN leadership team with other administrative duties to support this process.

Administration and IT support for new and existing PCN teams to embed efficient, SMART ways of working. Ensuring all local processes are shared and acting as a point of contact for the PCN leadership team.

Ensure all ARRs employee contracts and employment details are communicated to NHS Dorset for new starters and existing employees that have had contract changes.

IT

Managing PCN SystmOne tasks and flagging as appropriate to appropriate person to maintain good practice.

Organising SystmOne training for new and existing PCN staff according to their particular role and objectives.

Acting as first point of contact for all PCN SystmOne module administration enquiries such as access, problem-solving, queries, and password resets.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE A-C standard or equivalent in Maths and English.

Desirable

  • Business and Administration Level 3 Diploma NVQ or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships and communicate with a variety of audiences in a professional manner.
  • Experience in prioritising workload autonomously, with defined scope and as part of a wider team.
  • Experience managing confidential and sensitive information.
  • Ability to demonstrate effective organisational skills and follow processes accurately with attention to details.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Flexibility in approach to tasks undertaken.
  • Able to reflect on personal strengths and weaknesses and proactively seek development opportunities.
  • Ability to use initiative, work independently and as part of a team.
  • Experience in prioritising workload autonomously.
  • Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.- Level 3 (Desirable) non-essential car users who may exceptionally be required to travel on Trust business where such journeys could also be reasonably be made by public transport.

Desirable

  • Basic understanding of SystmOne, including running reports and operating in tasks.
  • Experience in social media platforms at a business level including but not limited to website updates.
  • Experience with HR/credentialing processes and systems.
  • Experience working in primary care.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE A-C standard or equivalent in Maths and English.

Desirable

  • Business and Administration Level 3 Diploma NVQ or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships and communicate with a variety of audiences in a professional manner.
  • Experience in prioritising workload autonomously, with defined scope and as part of a wider team.
  • Experience managing confidential and sensitive information.
  • Ability to demonstrate effective organisational skills and follow processes accurately with attention to details.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Flexibility in approach to tasks undertaken.
  • Able to reflect on personal strengths and weaknesses and proactively seek development opportunities.
  • Ability to use initiative, work independently and as part of a team.
  • Experience in prioritising workload autonomously.
  • Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.- Level 3 (Desirable) non-essential car users who may exceptionally be required to travel on Trust business where such journeys could also be reasonably be made by public transport.

Desirable

  • Basic understanding of SystmOne, including running reports and operating in tasks.
  • Experience in social media platforms at a business level including but not limited to website updates.
  • Experience with HR/credentialing processes and systems.
  • Experience working in primary care.

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

Purbeck Primary Care Network

Address

Wareham Surgery

Streche Road

Wareham

Dorset

BH20 4PG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Purbeck Primary Care Network

Address

Wareham Surgery

Streche Road

Wareham

Dorset

BH20 4PG


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Purbeck PCN Business & Operations Manager

Erin Shakespeare

erin.shakespeare@dorsetgp.nhs.uk

07943170009

Date posted

12 December 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A2472-23-0008

Job locations

Wareham Surgery

Streche Road

Wareham

Dorset

BH20 4PG


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