Healthcare Administrator – HMP/YOI Bronzefield

Job summary Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve. In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiasticPart Time Healthcare Administrators to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP/YOI Bronzefield. By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7 day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times. Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion. Why not see what our staff say about working within our award winning teams: Main duties of the job To provide efficient and effective administrative support to the Healthcare team comprising primary care, mental health and substance misuse. The post holder will be expected to cover a range of administration tasks, which require the exercise of initiative operating within broad guidelines. These require administrative and IT skills The post-holder will be expected to work without immediate supervision and to ensure that all duties are carried out to a high standard The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. About us Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through: Monthly supervision Annual personal development plans/appraisals Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities. Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to: Preceptorship Programme Support and guidance with Revalidation Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: Health and wellbeing services Season ticket loans Cycle to work scheme Relocation package The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching. All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff. Job description Job responsibilities Administration and Communication: To book internal and external appointments for patients, change and update appointments in line with performance monitoring targets and service policies and procedures. To prepare and distribute documents, mainly created using Microsoft office software (letters, memos, reports, discharge summaries, etc) ensuring that all policies and procedures are adhered to. To provide a telephone reception service and deal with telephone calls, correspondence and other internal or external agencies in an appropriate and professional manner, using judgement and discretion where necessary and to refer queries as appropriate to relevant members of the clinical team. Deal with outgoing and incoming correspondence, ensuring that incoming correspondence is distributed as quickly as possible. To support administration team leader and the healthcare teams with co-ordination of meetings, note taking and minute taking. To assist with the local induction of new employees to the team. Liaise with the IT and Facilities departments, as required, to ensure routine maintenance of equipment and treatment areas is kept up to date and to ensure that office supplies are available. Organise requests for medical investigations (blood tests, X-rays etc) and ensure that results are available when required. To understand health and safety regulations and assist in maintaining a safe environment for clients and visitors to the department in accordance with fire, health and safety procedures. Medical Records: Data entry will mainly be using, but not limited to, Systmone, Nebula and Excel. To ensure diligent and accurate processing of patient records and appointments. This will include making sure that NHS numbers, addresses are correct. Data input maybe required regarding clinical activities. To ensure that all relevant paperwork is scanned andfiled correctly in patient records and in accordance with Trust policies. To maintain and update information on the clinical database including the processing of referrals, GP registrations, patient subject access requests (SARs), e-referral processes. To develop an understanding of smartcard usage with the NHS spine, GP2GP activities and integrate these into daily activities. To develop an awareness and understanding of the ordering systems such as oracle (SBS) for the ordering of medical and office supplies including invoicing and to integrate this into daily activities. Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE level or higher (grade C or above). NVQ Level 2 Administration (or equivalent) Desirable European Computer Driving Licence RSA in shorthand/typing NVQ Level 3 Administration Previous Experience Essential Experience of dealing with members of the public both face to face and on the phone Experience of working in health or health related environment Desirable Experience of working with databases At least 2 years administration experience Skills & Knowledge Essential A comprehensive working knowledge of the use of Microsoft Office software - Word, Excel and Powerpoint Ability to work in a flexible and organised manner, to prioritise and work to deadlines Ability to communicate effectively in English in writing Confidence to work on own initiative and to consult as needed Desirable Knowledge of Client Administration Systems