Medical Administrator - Basildon, United Kingdom - Primary Care Careers

Primary Care Careers

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Basildon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the Role:

Kingswood Medical Centre has a fantastic opportunity for a medical administrator to join their team on a full or part-time basis, for hours per week.

This is an essential front-line role at the practice, providing an efficient, comprehensive secretarial & administrative support service to the practice management team.

The post-holder will ensure all administrative duties are performed effectively & to the required standard, meeting the objectives of the practice.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

Work within the admin team who are responsible for the day to day administration of the practice.
Provide general assistance to the practice team & project a positive & friendly image to patients.
Manage data quality issues & IT issues by providing advice & guidance to all practice staff in the use of the clinical system.
Receive & make telephone calls as required, divert calls & take messages, ensuring accuracy of detail & prompt appropriate delivery. Enter patient information onto the computer as required
Provide general assistance to the practice team & project a positive & friendly image to patients.
Assist with administration Rota, by coordinating the provision of temporary administrative & reception staff, ensuring sufficient cover is provided for periods of leave & other staff absences.
Assist in the administration of the clinical system, arranging the clinical Rota & updating the appointment system to reflect leave & other approved absences.

Please see attached for further information.

If you are an experienced medical administrator looking for a new and exciting challenge, then we would love to hear from you.

You will have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

GCSE English (C or above) and at least three others
Experience of working with the general public
Experience of administrative duties
Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Experience of leading/managing a team
Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Strong IT skills (generic)
Clear, polite telephone manner
Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
Effective time management (planning and organising)
Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
Good interpersonal skills
Problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to follow policy and procedure
Polite and confident
Flexible and cooperative
Motivated
Initiative and judgement (knowing when to ask for help)
Forward thinker
High levels of integrity and loyalty
Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
Ability to work under pressure

The following qualifications, skills and experience are desirable:

Educated to A-level/equivalent or higher, with relevant experience
AMSPAR qualification
NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
Leadership and/or management qualification
Experience of providing appraisal writing and staff development
EMIS/SystmOne/Vision user skills

About Us:

We are a friendly, supportive, well organised and enthusiastic GMS practice, dedicated to providing traditional family orientated general practice based in Basildon.

We currently have approximately 9500 patients, 2 partners, 2 salaried GPs, a great nursing support team and a vast array of administrative staff.

We are consistent high achievement in all QOF and enhanced services areas with an innovative team structure with individual patient lists.

We operate the SystmOne computer system.

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