About this role
Job summary
We are currently recruiting for General Medical Administrators to join our growing and enthusiastic team of administrators here at Ashfields Primary Care Centre in Sandbach. This role will be working within the Summarising Team. It is a maternity post that will likely last until May. The post is for 30 hours a week.
Main duties of the job
You will support the larger administrative team in delivering excellent care to our 28500 patient base.
The hours for our dual role will be 30 hours a week spread over the following:
Within our Summariser's Team your main duties will be extracting data from clinical letters and patients notes. The role requires attention to detail and accurate input of medical data within a highly focused environment. The team is made up of 6 colleagues, who scan and summarise the patient notes.
About us
Ashfields is a large GP Practice based in Sandbach looking after around 28500 patients. We have a cohesive Clinical and Administrative team to be able to provide a versatile and accessible service for all.
We are a progressive teaching practice and are highly involved in our local Primary Care Network. We encourage training and development, we strive to provide excellent patient care, and are happy to achieve high patient satisfaction scores.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are core responsibilities of a General Medical Administrator covering the Summariser Team. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependant on factors such as workload and staffing levels.
Summariser Duties
-Cull and sort patient paper Health Record and letters in preparation for summarising.
-Scan and code relevant documents to Electronic Health Record
-Producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history in an efficient and timely manner
-Ensure that all patient information is accurately input to the practice clinical system and clearly amend any inaccuracies in accordance with Good Records Guidance
-Audit data collection standards within the practice
-Monitor the progress of summarising against practice targets
-Filing and retrieving paperwork as required
-Monitoring receipt of notes to the computer workflow system
-Code workflow documents received either electronically or by mail when needed to cover the any absence of the Medical Records Data Administrator to keep their work up to date.
-Code patient records accurately and liaise with the Management team and clinical staff in maximising QOF/PCN targets.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the General Public
- Experience of administrative duties
Desirable
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or Equivalent
- GCSE Mathematics and English grade C or above (or equivalent)
Desirable
- AMSPAR Receptionists Qualification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Strong IT skills - you must be confident in using word, outlook and excel and be able to learn new software
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
- Problem solving and is able to use initiative
Desirable
- EMIS web awareness
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Ashfields Primary Care Centre
Address
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
Cheshire
CW11 1EQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sandbachgps.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)