Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Customer Care Administrator

The closing date is 20 May 2025

Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer a Customer Care Administrator position working for Northumbria Primary Care (NPC) Lintonville. The successful post holder will be required to work from our Lintonville surgery

Northumbria Primary Care is a developing, dynamic organisation with a clear vision for Primary Care service delivery. We are pushing the boundaries of how we deliver our services, which is facilitating greater opportunities for our teams to develop into new roles.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team player who can demonstrate high standards of customer care and administrative skills. You will become part of an experienced, pro-active, and friendly team working to serve patients through general practice. The hours will be varied between 08:00 and 18.00 Monday - Friday.

This position will be based at Lintonville Surgery . There is the requirement to be able to support other NPC practices during periods of absence. The successful candidate will be providing a high level of customer service to patients of NPC practices.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide a high standard of customer care to patients, relatives & visitors.
  • To ensure that all patient documentation is coded & filed in a timely manner, and all relevant documentation is filed in the patient notes.
  • Ensure all inpatient records are updated on EMIS or SystemOne as appropriate.
  • Keep nursing and medical staff informed of patients waiting to be assessed, waiting times.
  • On going training and development with all computer systems within the department, ensuring that this information is disseminated to all members of staff who use the computer system.
  • Provide support & advice to new members of staff during EMIS or SystemOne
  • Ensure that all stationary & clinical stock levels are maintained.
  • Provide comprehensive administration service to GP's and other health care professionals across the group.
  • The job requires a broad range of tasks and offers general admin and secretarial support to the team. These include managing correspondence, taking minutes of meetings, secretarial duties,nursing admin support and processing patient referrals. Processing and distributing incoming (and outgoing) mail.

About us

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 50,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC,they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.

Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.

Details

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7184223MH

Job locations

NPC Lintonville

Lintonville Terrace

Ashington

NE63 9UT


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To answer telephone calls & respond to all enquires directing the public as appropriate.
  • To manage correspondence, secretarial duties, nursing admin support and processing patient referrals. Processing and distributing incoming (and outgoing) mail.
  • To provide admin support to nursing & clinical staff.
  • To ensure all Emergency Care documentation is coded & filed correctly, and copies are sent to relevant health care professionals.
  • To provide nonclinical advice to patients, relatives, the public and internal & external agencies.
  • Responsible for the ordering & maintenance of stock levels clinical & non-clinical.
  • To receive confidential information by telephone or face to face and input accurately into SystmOne as appropriate. The job requires a broad range of tasks and offers general admin and secretarial support to the team.
  • To occasionally provide clinical coding of all patient records ensuring all medical history is coded accurately and entered onto the clinical system some of which is sensitive.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To answer telephone calls & respond to all enquires directing the public as appropriate.
  • To manage correspondence, secretarial duties, nursing admin support and processing patient referrals. Processing and distributing incoming (and outgoing) mail.
  • To provide admin support to nursing & clinical staff.
  • To ensure all Emergency Care documentation is coded & filed correctly, and copies are sent to relevant health care professionals.
  • To provide nonclinical advice to patients, relatives, the public and internal & external agencies.
  • Responsible for the ordering & maintenance of stock levels clinical & non-clinical.
  • To receive confidential information by telephone or face to face and input accurately into SystmOne as appropriate. The job requires a broad range of tasks and offers general admin and secretarial support to the team.
  • To occasionally provide clinical coding of all patient records ensuring all medical history is coded accurately and entered onto the clinical system some of which is sensitive.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 or higher in Customer service/Administration/Healthcare or equivalent experience

Experience and knowledge

Desirable

  • Child Protection training
  • NSTS Training
  • ECDL
  • Basic Life Support, Moving & Handing & Fire training.
Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 or higher in Customer service/Administration/Healthcare or equivalent experience

Experience and knowledge

Desirable

  • Child Protection training
  • NSTS Training
  • ECDL
  • Basic Life Support, Moving & Handing & Fire training.

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

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NPC Lintonville

Lintonville Terrace

Ashington

NE63 9UT


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NPC Lintonville

Lintonville Terrace

Ashington

NE63 9UT


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Lead

Lynne MacGregor

lynne.macgregor@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7184223MH

Job locations

NPC Lintonville

Lintonville Terrace

Ashington

NE63 9UT


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