Job responsibilities
The role of the Medical Administrator & Secretary is to provide a high quality, professional secretarial and administrative support to the Practice. Part of your role will be to assist and direct patient in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare in a courteous, efficient, and effective manner both in person and on the telephone
Job responsibilities:
1.Secretarial
- Coding
- NHS referrals
- Private patient referrals
- Choose & Book referrals
- Insurances & non-NHS work, to include informing patients of charges
- Patient enquiries regarding non-NHS work and referrals.
- Audio typing
- Management of Lexacom
- Providing clerical assistance to Practice staff as required from time to time, including word/data processing, filing, photocopying and scanning
2. Administrative & Reception
To support the Management Team with the necessary admin and clerical duties in relation to your role upon request
The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by members of the Practice reception/administration team may include any or all of the items in the following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Practice Manager, dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels
- Opening up/locking-up of Practice premises and maintaining security in accordance with practice protocols.
- Deal with general telephone enquiries from patients and general public.
- Register new patients.
- Processing and distributing incoming (and outgoing) mail.
- Filing and retrieving paper notes.
- Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information in accordance with practice procedures.
- Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team member and associated healthcare agencies and providers
- Ordering, re-ordering and monitoring of stationery and other supplies.
- Provision of refreshments for staff and visitors as required and keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy.
3. Appointments
- Processing personal and telephone requests for appointments, visits and telephone consultations and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional.
- Taking messages and passing on information to relevant team members.
- Using your own judgement and communication skills, ensure that patients with no prior appointment, but who need an urgent consultation, are seen in a logical and non-disruptive manner.
- Carry out general practice administration, maintaining accurate records of patients, and operating a computerised database.
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, to 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 and free from hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified
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 recognizes the importance of peoples 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 which 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 teams 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 peoples 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