Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
To provide a comprehensive administration and clerical service to the Urology Outpatients department. The successful candidate will work 8-4pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Tuesday 12pm - 8pm.
Key requirements of the post include:
* Welcoming patients/relatives/carers and other visitors into the workplace.
* Answering and resolving patient queries in person or via telephone.
* Ensuring all data/information is maintained to the agreed quality standard and available at the right time and place.
* Ensuring all clinic outcomes are completed and up to date, including relevant coding of patients' records.
* Working alongside our existing receptionist to manage clinic workloads, including cashing up outcomes and transfer of clinic notes.
* Covering one evening reception shift per week: Tuesday 12pm - 8pm (needs to be flexible with working hours as this can vary depending on annual leave/sickness within the existing reception team).
The post holder will also be expected to organise their own workload in order to maintain an efficient and professional service.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to provide a comprehensive Receptionist service in our busy Urology Outpatient Department.
The post holder will also be expected to provide relief cover for members of the team during times of annual leave and sickness, as and when necessary, organising their own workload in order to maintain an efficient and professional service.
Job responsibilities
* Provide an efficient reception service, greeting patients, public and all visitors as they arrive, dealing with enquiries promptly, taking action as necessary and directing patients/relatives/carers accordingly.
* Provide a comprehensive clerical service to the Divisions, undertaking all relevant work-related tasks including retrieval, preparation and filing of patient information/data, booking appointments, correspondence, photocopying, faxing and emailing, distributing reports and letters according to the requirements of the service, where appropriate.
* Maintain systems and processes to ensure that patient information/data is available at the right time, that they are in the right place, and that they are complete and accurate according to the agreed quality standard.
* Update patient information/data when patients have been seen, according to the agreed quality standard, locate and retrieve supplementary documentation for patient information/data as required, filing diagnostic reports and essential documents in the appropriate place.
* Maintain the case note tracking system, ensuring that it is functioning correctly, promptly solving and/or reporting difficulties and hold-ups.
* Be able to use the required electronic systems for correspondence, clinic management and the retrieval of results, as and when required.
* Maintain constructive relationships with others, within and across Divisions and externally in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services to patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Typewriting/Keyboard qualification or equivalent experience.
* GCSE or equivalent in English Language and Mathematics.
Skills
* Effective Customer Service Skills.
* Previous office experience.
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.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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