Administration Assistant

Velindre University NHS Trust

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Job summary

Working as part of a team with individual responsibility for providing efficient and effective clerical support for My Medical Record including but not limited to;

Ensuring accurate data entry onto prostate cancer follow up systems.

Access system and respond to any patient messages, escalating to nursing staff as appropriate.

Generate and send out results letters to patients following confidentially and data protection guidelines.

Main duties of the job

Accurately input maintain and update patient information into the My Medical Record system.

Transfer patient data onto the My Medical Record system from current data bases.

Update patient details e.g., change of address, Surname, GP etc on all patient information systems used by Velindre NHS Trust

Comply with procedures relating to incident reporting and ensure information is accurately reported.

Generate patient letters from the My Medical Record system and send to patients in a timely way.

Support the urology CNS in setting up and running virtual and face to face education sessions.

Contribute to the day to day running of the urology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team, taking and responding to phone calls, emails and patient enquires.

Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist team in keeping educational resource up to date on the My Medical Record System

Support the Cancer navigators in keeping all patient information resources up to date and organising new patient packs to be send out to patients.

Additional administration tasks as directed by the Team Leader or Health Records Manager.

About us

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/

Date posted

19 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,433 to £26,060 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

120-AC768-0225

Job locations

Velindre Cancer Service

Velindre Road, Whitchurch

Cardiff

CF14 2TL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • 5 GCSE including English and Maths or equivalent
  • Advanced keyboard skills
  • Knowledge of NHS Systems

Desirable

  • Advanced working knowledge of Trust patient information and clinical record systems

Experience

Essential

  • Previous NHS Experience
  • Experience of dealing with members of the public over the phone
  • Customer Care experience
  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1 minimum) or willingness to work towards

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Excellent Organisation Skills
  • Ability to Work to Deadlines
  • Good Attention to Detail
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Able to work under pressure
Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • 5 GCSE including English and Maths or equivalent
  • Advanced keyboard skills
  • Knowledge of NHS Systems

Desirable

  • Advanced working knowledge of Trust patient information and clinical record systems

Experience

Essential

  • Previous NHS Experience
  • Experience of dealing with members of the public over the phone
  • Customer Care experience
  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1 minimum) or willingness to work towards

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Excellent Organisation Skills
  • Ability to Work to Deadlines
  • Good Attention to Detail
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Able to work under pressure

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).

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

Velindre University NHS Trust

Address

Velindre Cancer Service

Velindre Road, Whitchurch

Cardiff

CF14 2TL


Employer's website

https://velindre.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Velindre University NHS Trust

Address

Velindre Cancer Service

Velindre Road, Whitchurch

Cardiff

CF14 2TL


Employer's website

https://velindre.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse -Clinical Nurse Specialist

Carolyn Gent

carolyn.gent@wales.nhs.uk

02920615888

Date posted

19 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,433 to £26,060 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

120-AC768-0225

Job locations

Velindre Cancer Service

Velindre Road, Whitchurch

Cardiff

CF14 2TL


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