Admin Assistant - Swindon, United Kingdom - Sparcells Surgery

Description

Sparcells Surgery is a GP practice in the West of Swindon.

We have a part-time vacancy in our Admin Team for 18 hours per week, to work Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

The duties are diverse and include supporting the clinicians, reception duties, preparing prescription and generating documents for outside agencies.

The practice is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30 pm and the Admin Team work shifts that are rostered in advance.

JOB
DESCRIPTION

Job Title:
Admin Assistant


Grade:
Band 2


Accountable to:
Operations Manager


MAIN ROLE AND PURPOSE OF THE POST
This role is within the Clinical Admin Team, who support all aspects of patient care across the company. The Admin Assistant is a developmental role. They will be expected to develop the skills necessary to work in all aspects of the admin team.

• Provide admin support to all clinical areas of the company.
• Be a first point of contact for patients.
• Assist patients to access the services that they need.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The responsibilities described below are those of the clinical admin team.


Access

• Answer the telephone as a priority and respond to the caller in an appropriate manner.
• Man the reception desk. Book appointment, signpost to other services and support patients care.

Data Flow

Clinical Support

• Action tasks from the clinical team.
• Administer the recall system for patients with long term conditions.
• Monitor the uptake of all screening programmes and manage additional recalls as required.
• Update the Open Exeter system.
• Monitor the childhood immunisation status of all children and liaise with the Child Health Department as necessary.
• Maintain waiting lists of patients for specialist clinics and ensure that they are given appropriate appointments.

Outgoing Information

• Ensure that referrals are processed in accordance with national timelines and liaise with the referral management centre as necessary.
• Audio type patient referrals and submit them through the E-Referral system.
• Deal with any referral queries from clinicians and patients.
• Assist patients where necessary to make outpatient appointments.
• Action requests for medical reports including liaising with patients to confirm consent is obtained and finance to confirm payment is received.
• Action Subject Access Requests in line with GDPR legislation.

Patient records

• Action the transfer of patient records, electronically and in hardcopy.
• Summarise hardcopy records to ensure the electronic record is complete.
• Ensure that SystmOne is reconciled to PCSE through GP Links.
• Return hardcopy records to PCSE for patients who are no longer registered.

Job Type:
Part-time


Salary:
£10,743.84 per year

Expected hours: 18 per week


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (required)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 14/02/2024