Administration Assistant - Lincoln, United Kingdom - Brayford Medical Practice
3 weeks ago
Description
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Secretary Lead
HOURS:
FULL TIME:
37.5 p/w over 5 days
Shifts vary between 6.30am and 8pm
EXPERIENCE:
Secretarial Support desirable
Job summary:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, full-time administrative assistant to work in a busy city centre GP practice.
Duties will include secretarial support, together with reception cover, therefore, excellent keyboarding and grammar skills are essential. The ability to take and transmit accurate messages between patients and clinicians are also a requirement of the position.
The successful applicant will be working within established teams and should be comfortable working both as a team and on their own initiative, under the guidance of the clinicians.
A knowledge of SystemOne would be advantageous but not a necessity as full training will be provided and a background in primary care whilst not imperative, would be desirable.
Confidentiality:
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & safety:
- The postholder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures
This will include:
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
- Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.
- Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holder's role.
- Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually).
- Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/professional development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance.
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
- Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
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