Job summary
Do you have significant experience working in a general practice setting working in both care navigation and receptionist roles, and have exceptional coding skills and experience? Can you provide flexible cover to help deal with peaks in workloads across various sites? If so, we are looking for 2 Primary Care Senior Support Assistant to join our expanding team to assist with the day-to-day running across our practices.
As an experienced Senior Support Assistant you will work with operational managers to create additional resilience across the service, acting as a role model and mentor across practice teams.
Main duties of the job
Location: Various practices based in Sefton, Litherland, Seaforth, Netherton, Crosby, Thornton, Maghull, Hightown, Bootle, Garston & Netherly
What will you be doing
Provide flexible high quality support to any practice, workload and service, immediately relocating to another site due to changes in operational staffing should the need arise.
Carry out and be fully confident in the duties of a Care Navigator, Medical Receptionist and a Clinical Coder when required by the service.
Provide operational support to the onsite practice and clinical team.
Ensure all records are accurate in either written or electrical format
Record essential information in a concise and accurate manner using EMIS web systems processes.
Ensure patient confidentiality at all times.
Ensure safety of our patients by following correct processes.
Open premises and complete security checks, ensure all clinical rooms are prepared at the beginning and end of each day and perform the closure procedure to set alarms and lock premises as and when required.
Ensure that all incidents, complaints and safeguarding concerns are escalated appropriately following the correct process.
Meet key performance indicators targets as set out and agreed.
Identify any patients that require immediate emergency response and refer to correct emergency ambulance service.
Ensure all patients are treated with respect and adapt to any communication needs.
What do I need
A minimum of 2 years experience working in a general practice setting.
A full UK driving licence is essential
Full flexibility to be able to travel to all Primary Care 24 sites
Experience of working in a changing and challenging environment
Excellent communication skills and able to communicate effectively at all levels.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.
Knowledge of Microsoft office.
Experience in using EMIS clinical systems.
Whats on offer?
£26,136.00 per annum, DOE
37.5 hours (Operational hours Monday - Friday 7:30am 6:30pm). Mixture of early (7:30 - 3:30) and late (10:30 - 6:30) shifts as required
27 days annual leave (pro rata) previous NHS service will be taken into account.
NHS pension scheme
NHS car fleet scheme
NHS home electronics scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Eligible to apply for blue light card
Colleague wellbeing package - which allows you to claim money back on optical, dental, private consultations and physiotherapy.
Colleague events
About us
Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Do you have significant experience working in a general practice setting working in both care navigation and receptionist roles, and have exceptional coding skills and experience? Can you provide flexible cover to help deal with peaks in workloads across various sites?If so, we are looking for 2 Primary Care Senior Support Assistant to join our expanding team to assist with the day-to-day running across our practices.
As an experienced Senior Support Assistant you will work with operational managers to create additional resilience across the service, acting as a role model and mentor across practice teams.
Salary: £26,136.00 Per annum
Location: Various practices based in Sefton, Litherland, Seaforth, Netherton, Crosby, Thornton, Maghull, Hightown, Bootle, Garston & Netherly
What will you be doing
- Provide flexible high quality support to any practice, workload and service, immediately relocating to another site due to changes in operational staffing should the need arise.
- Carry out and be fully confident in the duties of a Care Navigator, Medical Receptionist and a Clinical Coder when required by the service.
- Provide operational support to the onsite practice and clinical team.
- Ensure all records are accurate in either written or electrical format
- Record essential information in a concise and accurate manner using EMIS web systems processes.
- Ensure patient confidentiality at all times.
- Ensure safety of our patients by following correct processes.
- Open premises and complete security checks, ensure all clinical rooms are prepared at the beginning and end of each day and perform the closure procedure to set alarms and lock premises as and when required.
- Ensure that all incidents, complaints and safeguarding concerns are escalated appropriately following the correct process.
- Meet key performance indicators targets as set out and agreed.
- Identify any patients that require immediate emergency response and refer to correct emergency ambulance service.
- Ensure all patients are treated with respect and adapt to any communication needs.
What do I need
- A minimum of 2 years experience working in a general practice setting.
- A full UK driving licence is essential
- Full flexibility to be able to travel to all Primary Care 24 sites
- Experience of working in a changing and challenging environment
- Excellent communication skills and able to communicate effectively at all levels.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Knowledge of Microsoft office.
- Experience in using EMIS clinical systems.
About us
Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff.We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities.We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients.
Whats on offer?
- £26,136.00 per annum, DOE
- 37.5 hours (Operational hours Monday - Friday 7:30am 6:30pm). Mixture of early (7:30 - 3:30) and late (10:30 - 6:30) shifts as required
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata) previous NHS service will be taken into account.
- NHS pension scheme
- NHS car fleet scheme
- NHS home electronics scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eligible to apply for blue light card
- Colleague wellbeing package - which allows you to claim money back on optical, dental, private consultations and physiotherapy.
- Colleague events
Come join our proud team
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Do you have significant experience working in a general practice setting working in both care navigation and receptionist roles, and have exceptional coding skills and experience? Can you provide flexible cover to help deal with peaks in workloads across various sites?If so, we are looking for 2 Primary Care Senior Support Assistant to join our expanding team to assist with the day-to-day running across our practices.
As an experienced Senior Support Assistant you will work with operational managers to create additional resilience across the service, acting as a role model and mentor across practice teams.
Salary: £26,136.00 Per annum
Location: Various practices based in Sefton, Litherland, Seaforth, Netherton, Crosby, Thornton, Maghull, Hightown, Bootle, Garston & Netherly
What will you be doing
- Provide flexible high quality support to any practice, workload and service, immediately relocating to another site due to changes in operational staffing should the need arise.
- Carry out and be fully confident in the duties of a Care Navigator, Medical Receptionist and a Clinical Coder when required by the service.
- Provide operational support to the onsite practice and clinical team.
- Ensure all records are accurate in either written or electrical format
- Record essential information in a concise and accurate manner using EMIS web systems processes.
- Ensure patient confidentiality at all times.
- Ensure safety of our patients by following correct processes.
- Open premises and complete security checks, ensure all clinical rooms are prepared at the beginning and end of each day and perform the closure procedure to set alarms and lock premises as and when required.
- Ensure that all incidents, complaints and safeguarding concerns are escalated appropriately following the correct process.
- Meet key performance indicators targets as set out and agreed.
- Identify any patients that require immediate emergency response and refer to correct emergency ambulance service.
- Ensure all patients are treated with respect and adapt to any communication needs.
What do I need
- A minimum of 2 years experience working in a general practice setting.
- A full UK driving licence is essential
- Full flexibility to be able to travel to all Primary Care 24 sites
- Experience of working in a changing and challenging environment
- Excellent communication skills and able to communicate effectively at all levels.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Knowledge of Microsoft office.
- Experience in using EMIS clinical systems.
About us
Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff.We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities.We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients.
Whats on offer?
- £26,136.00 per annum, DOE
- 37.5 hours (Operational hours Monday - Friday 7:30am 6:30pm). Mixture of early (7:30 - 3:30) and late (10:30 - 6:30) shifts as required
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata) previous NHS service will be taken into account.
- NHS pension scheme
- NHS car fleet scheme
- NHS home electronics scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eligible to apply for blue light card
- Colleague wellbeing package - which allows you to claim money back on optical, dental, private consultations and physiotherapy.
- Colleague events
Come join our proud team
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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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.
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).
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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.
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).
