Job summary
Job overview
West Middlesex Site -Clinical Imaging Department
We are searching for a high performing and enthusiastic individual to fill a Patient Administrator vacancy on the West Middlesex site working in our busy Clinical Imaging department.Working in the clinical reception/back office, you should have telephone experience and ideally experience of working with Cerner or other PAS systems. You should have a good team spirit as well as being able to work autonomously.
As a team player they will need to be able to demonstrate excellent listening and communication skills, be organised, adaptable and flexible, show empathy and concern for others.
If you thrive on a challenge and enjoy working in a very busy and demanding environment this could be the role for you
Working Monday to Friday 9-5pm
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare to patients by providing an administrative service focused on the patient and their individual needs. The Patient Administrator will provide effective and efficient administrative support to a team liaising with patients, doctors and other healthcare professionals. The staff member will work consistently to provide high quality customer service and will be professional at all times.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities
- Provide a customer focused service dealing with all patients or visitors in an efficient, polite and courteous manner
- Support the delivery of a high quality healthcare service ensuring that all patients receive a high standard of service delivery
- Handle queries from patients/relatives confidentially and sensitively; refer clinical related queries to appropriate staff
- Interact with patients and relatives in distress in a sensitive and empathetic manner
- Take and relay as appropriate, telephone enquiries and messages , using initiative and prioritising skills when disseminating information
- Update patient details on Soliton/Cerner as appropriate, checking all demographic details on arrival or departure
- Oversee the work of more junior staff and ensure work objectives are being met on a day-to-day basis and demonstrate duties to new starters
- Ensure all procedures are followed re data capture for service specific outcomes.
- Ensure all imaging referrals are managed appropriately
- Arrange interpreter and transport services where indicated
- Adhere to trust-wide standard operating procedures and policies developed for clinical administrative processes and participate in their development
- Provide cover across the Imaging areas as and when required
- Provide an excellent standard of service to patients at all times
- Ensure the referrals and bookings are managed within the department targets.
Person Specification
administration experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in an administrative role in a busy office environment
- 1 year
- Communicating with members of the public and patients
- 1 year
- Demonstrable experience of working within customer-driven service and working to strict targets
- 1 year
- Working in NHS or other similar health care environment
- Willing to learn new systems
- Able to explain procedures and policy to other staff
- Competent working knowledge of windows based computer systems including Microsoft Packages
Desirable
- Familiarity with medical records and clinical correspondence
- Familiarity with Trust's PAS and other electronic patient administration and documentation systems
- Knowledge of Elective Access policy framework
Proven experience of dealing with complex telephone calls
Essential
- Proven experience of dealing with complex telephone calls
Desirable
- Proven experience of dealing with complex telephone calls
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
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Middlesex Universtiy Hospital
Twickenham Road
Isleworth
TW7 6AF