Patient Services Administrator

Lakeside Healthcare Group

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Job summary

We have a great opportunity for the right candidate to join our patient services team. We are looking for someone with a passion for primary care and the drive to support our clinical service.

Reporting to the Administration Manager, the ideal candidate will ideally have worked in a busy surgery, and/or in a similar administrative role. This opportunity will involve processing incoming patient information, liaising with internal and external healthcare professionals as well as other administrative duties including supporting our reception team.

Training will be available to use our clinical systems (SystmOne)

Main duties of the job

As a paperless office, there is the utmost importance to scan all correspondence onto electronic patients medical record, using the SystmOne database and to ensure that clinical coded entries are entered appropriately and accurately

Undertake a variety of administrative duties to assist in the smooth running of the practice including opening of the post, clinical coding, scanning and filing

Facilitate effective communication between all staff members, patients, members of the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated parties

About us

LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.

We are currently looking for full time and part time administrator to join our small, friendly team.

The Patient Services Admin Team are a highly motivated group of amazing individuals who strive to bring the best service possible to our patients.

Our values

Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.

About the Team

This role presents an opportunity to be part of a great team and organisation that is changing the way care is delivered to our patients.

Date posted

09 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.60 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A3007-24-0098

Job locations

Doctors Surgery

14 Huntingdon Street

St. Neots

Cambridgeshire

PE19 1BQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary

General Administration duties within a large multi-disciplinary team

Job Responsibilities:

  • To have a thorough knowledge of all administration procedures
  • To work in accordance with written protocols
  • To carry out specific administration tasks
  • Processing, clinical coding and workflow of incoming mail
  • Summarising incoming medical records
  • Deduction and redirection of patient records
  • Referrals and E-referrals
  • Issuing patient medication and dealing with any queries over the telephone.
  • Covering Reception when short staffed

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary

General Administration duties within a large multi-disciplinary team

Job Responsibilities:

  • To have a thorough knowledge of all administration procedures
  • To work in accordance with written protocols
  • To carry out specific administration tasks
  • Processing, clinical coding and workflow of incoming mail
  • Summarising incoming medical records
  • Deduction and redirection of patient records
  • Referrals and E-referrals
  • Issuing patient medication and dealing with any queries over the telephone.
  • Covering Reception when short staffed

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education

Desirable

  • Administration qualification
  • Attendance on a coding course

Experience

Essential

  • Customer Service Skills
  • Experience of working in a busy & multi-functional team.

Desirable

  • Using Systm One (Clinical database)
  • A minimum of three years experience in a customer facing environment
  • Experience of handling confidential information and data.
  • A minimum of 1 years experience working within Primary Care
  • Secretarial experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education

Desirable

  • Administration qualification
  • Attendance on a coding course

Experience

Essential

  • Customer Service Skills
  • Experience of working in a busy & multi-functional team.

Desirable

  • Using Systm One (Clinical database)
  • A minimum of three years experience in a customer facing environment
  • Experience of handling confidential information and data.
  • A minimum of 1 years experience working within Primary Care
  • Secretarial experience

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

Lakeside Healthcare Group

Address

Doctors Surgery

14 Huntingdon Street

St. Neots

Cambridgeshire

PE19 1BQ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Lakeside Healthcare Group

Address

Doctors Surgery

14 Huntingdon Street

St. Neots

Cambridgeshire

PE19 1BQ


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Date posted

09 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.60 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A3007-24-0098

Job locations

Doctors Surgery

14 Huntingdon Street

St. Neots

Cambridgeshire

PE19 1BQ


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