Satellite Unit Administrator, Bolton Kidney Care Centre

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity, to join the busy team at Bolton Kidney Care Centre where you will be responsible forcoordinating the daily attendance of patients to the Oldham Kidney Care Centre, providing administrative support to the dialysis team, as well as a wide range of clerical duties.

This includes the management of resources, stock, invoices, shift recording, information management and dealing with patient enquiries.

The post holder will co-ordinate the daily attendance of patients to the Bolton Kidney Care Centre, providing administrative support to the dialysis team, as well as a wide range of clerical duties. This includes the management of resources, stock, invoices, shift recording, information management and patient enquiries.

This is a 37.5 hours post, to be worked over 5 days, Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

Provide general non-clinical advice, information and guidance of ancillary services directly to patients, clients, relatives and carers.

Liaise with secretaries and other healthcare professionals regarding patient referrals and investigations.

To obtain and sort results / investigations relevant to anaemia management and transplant work-up and input into appropriate databases.

Responsible for the provision of anaemia management including generation and signing of prescriptions according to departmental policy.

To co-ordinate the administrative support for the unit, to support patient care.

Responsible for the provision of holiday dialysis for unit patients both at home and abroad.

Participate in any policy / procedure changes and service improvements which ensure smooth running of the service.

To highlight potential delays and problems within the service that may impinge on the effective and efficient running of the service.

Implement and propose changes to working practices in own area to support service improvement.

Attend and participate in staff meetings.

Dialysis absence recording using the trusts Datix system.

Recording outcomes on Patient Centre / PAS.

Live admission, discharge and transfer (if appropriate) for all daily dialysis patients and all ward attendees.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.