Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Private Patient and Overseas Patient Team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic team member who will provide comprehensive administration support to the Private Patient & Overseas Visitor Team in processing invoices and credit note requests, answering telephone queries from patients, and assessing status documents
Main duties of the job
The post holder duties will include but not exhaust:
1. be an active member of a team delivering into specific commercial work streams.
2. be part of a team responsible for the delivery into the private patient and overseas visitors work streams
3. be first point of contact for overseas and private patient enquiries for service users and key stakeholders.
4. responsible for maintaining electronic recording systems for overseas visitors and private patients,
5. responsible for collating reports and dealing with invoices and income generation.
6. Responsible for the timely raising of invoices and credit notes
7. Take credit/debit card payments for outstanding invoices for Overseas Visitors and Private Patients
8. Undertake all clerical and administrative duties in support of the Overseas Visitor and Private Patient Team.
Working for our organisation
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. •Good level of General Education
10. •Good understanding of Windows applications and MS Office, in particular Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
Desirable criteria
11. •Previous experience working within a financial environment
Occupational Experience
Essential criteria
12. •Previous experience of working in a customer services environment
Desirable criteria
13. •Experience of scheduling / coordinating activities and/or resources
14. •Time Management Skills or experience of working with a busy/demanding environment
15. •Evidence of ongoing personal development
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