Ensure that all administration requirements are carried out to a high standard of quality, which meets all departmental, and organisation requirements / procedures and policies To maintain an efficient office management system / procedures to enable the department / clinical team to optimise their customer / patient care by ensuring that the data entered onto the systems is accurate, complete and up-to-date, identifying issues and acting accordingly. To receiving incoming calls and making outgoing calls, communicating with patients and health professionals as required or determined by service needs. Provide factual, non-clinical information to patients both face to face and over the telephone Ability to work in a fast paced and demanding environment. Effective and efficient use and co-ordination of patient data / appointment systems.
Processing new referrals (Urgent and Routine), into the patient record for the requested service, complying to the services KPI requirements / processes and policies. Responsible for sending out appointments / journal entries to relevant patients and health professionals as requested, in a timely manner following service processes. Printing clinical request forms for collection by clinical staff each morning in a timely manner, to meet the departmental and organisation requirements. Prepare patient files / service records for archiving, ensuring compliance with Trust Archiving and Record Management Policies and Procedures.
Typing of letters, reports and other correspondence, and the input and checking of data and information into IT systems. To retrieve and generate information to assist in the effective organisation of all patients in accordance with local and national policies and targets General office duties including opening and distributing of post, good housekeeping, filing, photocopying and monitoring and maintaining of supplies and stationery. To ensure all routine and / or urgent enquiries are effectively actioned within a prompt timescale using service processes and procedures and an accurate record is maintained. Support new team members by demonstrating and explaining routine dept.
practices and procedures, undertaking appropriate training and development with new and existing staff ensuring standards of practice are maintained at all times. Ensure that all tasks are carried out to a high standard of quality which meets all departmental and organisation requirements Provide ad-hoc switchboard / reception cover and customer service of the highest standard, at times at short notice, to the general public and other service users at the Health Centres within the SPA remit. Take responsibility for personal development and education and the development of a Personal Development Pla

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