HDT Administrator (Hospital Discharge Team)

at  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

We are seeking an enthusiastic, hardworking and motivated administrative assistant with excellent communication, organisational, time management and attention to detail skills to join our existing Admin Team to support our very busy Integrated Discharge Team based at Whiston Hospital.
The post will be based at Whiston Hospital. You will be working in a busy environment and closely with the remainder of the Admin Team.
Communication and customer care is key is this team. The post will be varied and a great opportunity to gain new skills and enhance your knowledge and experience by working within varies settings.
Receptions service for visitors, telephone callers and mail.
To ensure that all referrals (discharge notifications) are checked, recorded and inputted on appropriate databases/systems and ensure they are sent to appropriate areas.
To ensure that recording, processing and updating local authority systems is in line within their specific policies and procedures.
Updating sickness and absence procedures.
Stationery and equipment orders
Information and data processing and reporting
Maintaining patient/service user files
Updating care plans/assessments
Invoices
Minute taking
Updating Master Control Plan (patients who are medically optimised).
All other duties that are considered appropriate to the post.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure the confidentiality of all patient information in line with Data Protection/ Caldecott legislation.
To ensure the privacy and dignity of all patients is paramount and not compromised.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure all relevant records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is completed in line with Trust policies.
Maintain statistical data for the role.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others