Clinical Administrator

NHS; Bedford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Bedford is looking for an administrator to join their practice support team. This part-time role involves various administrative tasks such as providing secretarial support to clinical staff, handling patient information, and ensuring efficient workflow. The ideal candidate should possess strong IT and time management skills. Benefits include a competitive salary and generous annual leave. Flexibility is required as additional hours may be needed.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Minimum 23 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experienced administrator with excellent IT and organisational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a confidential manner.
• Experience in primary care is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake various administrative duties including secretarial support.
• Data entry and read coding of patient information.
• Allocate workflow for review by doctors.

Skills

IT skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Job description

The De Parys Group has an opportunity for an administrator to join our busy practice support team and assist in the smooth delivery of excellent patient care. This role is offered on part-time basis working 22.5 hours per week, on a fixed term contract for 1 year.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking a variety of administrative duties including the provision of secretarial and clerical support to clinical staff and other members of the practice team.
• Data entry and read coding of relevant patient information and medical data into the clinical system.
• Scanning patient information into computerised records, including medical documents, hospital records and letters, as necessary.
• Allocating workflow for review by doctors or other health professionals.
• Dealing with referrals to primary care.
• Processing practice post and emails.
• Registering new patients.
• Covering reception, as and when required.
• Handling enquiries efficiently.

About us

The De Parys Groups priority is to provide the highest standard of clinical care to the 38,000 patients registered with the practice. We aim to work collaboratively with other healthcare providers and support organisations, to enable more patients to be treated in a primary care setting, closer to home. We embrace a continuous improvement ethos and strive to ensure that we are available to patients when they need a consultation. We have a strong training ethos within the practice with a team of medical and non-medical educators as well as opportunities for non-clinical staff to develop and progress.

TDPG is fortunate to have its own dispensaries at our De Parys and Bromham sites. In addition to our routine GMS services, we offer a comprehensive range of services including minor surgery, LARC provision and anticoagulation clinics.

We have high QOF achievement and excellent KPIs within the group.

Benefits include:

• Proper pay andLiving Wage Foundation accredited.
• Annual leave: minimum 23 days FTE, with enhancements for long service.

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about thisrole, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• An experienced administrator, with excellent IT, time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, working in a confidential and discreet manner.
• Ability to multi-task, work efficiently and maintain a high level of attention to detail, when under pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as independently.
• Primary care experience is desirable but not essential.
• Some flexibility is required as you will sometimes need to work additional or alternative hours to cover for colleagues. All applicants should ensure that they live within reasonable commuting distance.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.