Primary Care Screening Services Admin Data Processor

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Headquarters (KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days incl. holidays

NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave increasing with length

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an organised Administrative/Data Processing Assistant to support primary care screening services. The role focuses on secure handling of confidential information, mail processing, and filing, with a Friday-to-Monday? pattern noted as weekdays.

You will support multiple screening programmes and liaise with IT for system issues, while maintaining GDPR standards and patient confidentiality in a busy NHS environment.

Qualifications

• SVQ III in administration or equivalent knowledge and experience to that level.
• Significant Admin experience in a busy working environment is essential
• Good standard of English and communication skills, both written and oral.
• A driving licence is required; full UK/EU/EEA licence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the office areas are secure and that all confidential papers are locked away securely at the end of each working day.
• Assist in the administrative/data processing tasks associated with Child Health, SIRS, SCCRS, AAA and Pre School Vision and local immunisation programmes.
• Responsible for contacting local IT Helpdesk and ATOS Origin in relation to any system(s) problems.
• Take ownership of and progress queries received from various sources.

Skills

Administrative experience

MS Office

English communication

Education

SVQ III in administration

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

To support the daily operational administrative/data processing tasks while working across multiple screening programmes within the Primary Care Screening Services Department. The postholder ensures the timely processing, scanning, and filing of mail, referrals, and health/immunisation forms, while strictly adhering to safe information handling, GDPR, and patient confidentiality protocols. The postholder will also provide support to the wider Primary Care Department as and when required.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday

In This Key Role, You Will

• Ensure the office areas are secure and that all confidential papers are locked away securely at the end of each working day. This also includes ensuring that files are stored/filed away appropriately and that any old patient identifiable information that is no longer required, is destroyed appropriately and in line with GDPR protocols.
• Assist in the administrative/data processing tasks associated with Child Health, SIRS, SCCRS, AAA and Pre School Vision and local immunisation programmes.
• Responsible for contacting local IT Helpdesk and ATOS Origin in relation to any system(s) problems.
• Take ownership of and progress queries received from various sources. The postholder will seek to resolve any problems.

What You'll Bring

SVQ III in administration or equivalent knowledge and experience to that level.

Significant Admin experience in a busy working environment is essential

Good standard of English and communication skills, both written and oral.

Experienced with all MS Office software.

A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What We Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Contact

For informal discussion, please contact David Inglis, Primary Care Improvement & Development Manager on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Jessica Murphy on [e-mail]