Responsible for the day-to-day supervision and management of all Administration staff and associated functions.
Ensure all administration duties and responsibilities are carried out in accordance with agreed procedures, protocols and time-scales, and reporting to the management team as necessary.
Job responsibilities/Duties:
Leading the team and implementing active signposting and care navigation
Induction and training of all new reception staff to agreed standards
Provide support and guidance to new staff and help upskilling the new and existing team members
Ensure administration team members are up to date with mandatory training requirements.
Ensure adequate staffing levels and organise rotas
Deal with more complex enquiries from patients and act as first point of contact for dealing with patient complaints
Supervise the team processes to reach internal targets
Oversee accurate message taking for clinical and administrative staff
Supervising the processing and distribution of incoming and outgoing mail
Oversee and manage the daily tasks from clinical staff, ensuring these are processed and actioned by the team in an accurate, efficient and timely manner
Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information in accordance with practice procedures
Supervise the team in responding to requests from patients, other team members and associated healthcare agencies and providers.
Providing clerical assistance to practice staff as required from time to time, including word/data processing, filing, photocopying and scanning
Oversee the registration process of new patients
Encourage and support personal development of members of the Administration Team including taking an active role in performance reviews and annual appraisals
Maintenance of QOF registers including invitations for patients to attend for appointments / reviews
Oversee the processing of NHS.net emails
Manage patient queries for online access
Ensure appropriate notification of practice closures is displayed in the patient waiting area
Continually assess and evaluate systems, recommending changes and improvements to the management team as appropriate
Undertake any relevant training appropriate to the job role
Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the partners or management team.
Overseeing the opening up/locking up of practice premises and maintaining security in accordance with practice protocols
Ensure communication with LHIS is dealt with in a timely with any IT queries
Ensure Post incoming/outgoing is dealt with in a timely manner & confidentiality adhered to
At all times
The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way, free from hazards
Actively reporting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holder's role
Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
Reporting potential risks identified
Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Equality and diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/professional development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognize people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the implementation of services:
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Additional pay:
Bonus scheme
Benefits:
Bereavement leave
Company events
Company pension
Employee discount
Free flu jabs
On-site parking
Sick pay
Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Weekend availability
Language: