Brookfield Surgery

Workflow Administrator

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Job summary

We are a busy, friendly GP Surgery with around 9300 patients over one site looking to recruit a Workflow Administrator to work with the Workflow Lead and Practice Manager.

The post holder will have excellent communication skills, and attention to detail is crucial as a major part of the role is ensuring correspondence is given to the correct GP with diagnoses and medical elements coded into the clinical system wherever possible.

The successful candidate will be confident, enthusiastic and professional. Applicants must be confident in communicating with colleagues, reliable, flexible, confident with IT and using computer programs and able to work to deadlines.

Experience working within a GP setting is desirable, we use System One to manage our medical records and document management, use of this system would also be desirable .

Experience of using Workflow Optimisation through Practice Unbound or a similar training company is desirable.

Salary is negotiable depending on experience. Working pattern is to be agreed, the surgery will aim to be flexible for the ideal candidate.

20 hours over four days

Main duties of the job

  • Manage workflow into the practice by reviewing in-coming clinical correspondence and support the clinicians to ensure that these are appropriately coded, actioned and work-flowed.
  • Checking electronic patients letters/communication, out-of-hours,
  • Implementing written instructions on which letters to file and which ones to forward to GPs etc
  • Read coding and filing all letters accordingly, ensuring only those letters requiring GPs input are forwarded to GPs
  • Carry out any additional tasks as directed by the manager, clinical team, and colleagues..

About us

We are a friendly busy GP Practice with 4 Partners, 3 Salaried GP's and 3 nurses. We have a reception team, workflow team, secretarial and prescription team. We have a Practice Manager, Deputy Practice Manager and Reception Manager that are in charge of running the practice on a day to day basis.

Details

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3749-24-0000

Job locations

Whitbarrow Road

Lymm

Cheshire

WA13 9DB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Roles include but not limited to:

  • Manage workflow into the practice by reviewing in-coming clinical correspondence and support the clinicians to ensure that these are appropriately coded, actioned and work-flowed. This will include scanning, arranging patient appointments & tests and liaising with GPs over actions required. Regular audits of workflow must also be completed and recorded
  • Checking electronic patients letters/communication, out-of-hours,
  • Implementing written instructions on which letters to file and which ones to forward to GPs etc
  • Read coding and filing all letters accordingly, ensuring only those letters requiring GPs input are forwarded to GPs
  • Work closely with other admin team members to enhance the smooth running of Workflow Optimisation
  • Carry out any additional tasks as directed by the manager, clinical team, and colleagues..
  • To receive incoming and to initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with patients and others, taking messages and dealing with queries appropriately and in a timely manner.
  • General administration to support the data management requirements.
  • Check the practice email inbox and other checks on a daily/regular basis as required.
  • Data entry into clinical system and other system as required to support contractual obligations.
  • To administer all aspects of the safeguarding process, attending regular meetings, liaising with safeguarding team, and ensuring all case notes are maintained securely.
  • To use and maintain all computer systems in an accurate and secure manner in conformance with GDPR and data protection requirements.
  • Manage workflow into the practice by reviewing incoming clinical correspondence to ensure that these are appropriately coded, actioned and workflowed. This will include scanning, arranging tests and liaising with GPs over actions required. Arrange routine appointments within the letter. Urgent appointments to be sent to reception. Last result, ultrasound, letters required will be dealt with by the workflow team
  • Chasing hospital correspondence will be completed by the secretaries. Any referral requirements from letters will be dealt with by the secretaries
  • Any patients to be put on the GSF register to be sent to Abbie once letter has been seen by GP will reason and colour
  • Cancer Care Reviews send back to referring GP Workflow to add patient to telephone appt slot
  • Basic Discharges to Muhammad for medication changes
  • Ensure QOF coding
  • GPs to send any District Nurse tasks to Reception
  • Regular audits
  • Checking electronic patients letters OOH Reception first
  • Implementing written instructions on which letters to file and which ones to forward to GPs
  • Reading coding and filing all letters accordingly, ensuing only those letters requiring GPs input are forwarded to GPs
  • Work closely with the teams to enhance the smooth running of Workflow Optimisation
  • Carry out any additional tasks as directed by the GPs and Management
  • Workflow email box
  • Workflow tasks

Job description

Job responsibilities

Roles include but not limited to:

  • Manage workflow into the practice by reviewing in-coming clinical correspondence and support the clinicians to ensure that these are appropriately coded, actioned and work-flowed. This will include scanning, arranging patient appointments & tests and liaising with GPs over actions required. Regular audits of workflow must also be completed and recorded
  • Checking electronic patients letters/communication, out-of-hours,
  • Implementing written instructions on which letters to file and which ones to forward to GPs etc
  • Read coding and filing all letters accordingly, ensuring only those letters requiring GPs input are forwarded to GPs
  • Work closely with other admin team members to enhance the smooth running of Workflow Optimisation
  • Carry out any additional tasks as directed by the manager, clinical team, and colleagues..
  • To receive incoming and to initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with patients and others, taking messages and dealing with queries appropriately and in a timely manner.
  • General administration to support the data management requirements.
  • Check the practice email inbox and other checks on a daily/regular basis as required.
  • Data entry into clinical system and other system as required to support contractual obligations.
  • To administer all aspects of the safeguarding process, attending regular meetings, liaising with safeguarding team, and ensuring all case notes are maintained securely.
  • To use and maintain all computer systems in an accurate and secure manner in conformance with GDPR and data protection requirements.
  • Manage workflow into the practice by reviewing incoming clinical correspondence to ensure that these are appropriately coded, actioned and workflowed. This will include scanning, arranging tests and liaising with GPs over actions required. Arrange routine appointments within the letter. Urgent appointments to be sent to reception. Last result, ultrasound, letters required will be dealt with by the workflow team
  • Chasing hospital correspondence will be completed by the secretaries. Any referral requirements from letters will be dealt with by the secretaries
  • Any patients to be put on the GSF register to be sent to Abbie once letter has been seen by GP will reason and colour
  • Cancer Care Reviews send back to referring GP Workflow to add patient to telephone appt slot
  • Basic Discharges to Muhammad for medication changes
  • Ensure QOF coding
  • GPs to send any District Nurse tasks to Reception
  • Regular audits
  • Checking electronic patients letters OOH Reception first
  • Implementing written instructions on which letters to file and which ones to forward to GPs
  • Reading coding and filing all letters accordingly, ensuing only those letters requiring GPs input are forwarded to GPs
  • Work closely with the teams to enhance the smooth running of Workflow Optimisation
  • Carry out any additional tasks as directed by the GPs and Management
  • Workflow email box
  • Workflow tasks

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

  • IT skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to D in English

Desirable

  • Previous experience in general practice desirable

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Experience of working in general practice desirable

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in general practice desirable
Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

  • IT skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to D in English

Desirable

  • Previous experience in general practice desirable

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Experience of working in general practice desirable

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in general practice desirable

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

Brookfield Surgery

Address

Whitbarrow Road

Lymm

Cheshire

WA13 9DB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Brookfield Surgery

Address

Whitbarrow Road

Lymm

Cheshire

WA13 9DB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Debbie Taylor

debbie.taylor18@nhs.net

01925756969

Details

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3749-24-0000

Job locations

Whitbarrow Road

Lymm

Cheshire

WA13 9DB


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