The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Credit Controller

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Job summary

Working within the Private Care Division of the world-famous Royal Marsden Foundation Trust. You will be working within a Billing and Credit Control team based in Wallington, Surrey. You will report to the Credit Control Team Leader to maximise recovery whilst ensuring close liaison with Private Medical Sponsors, Self-Pay patients, Contracts, Billing, systems, and quality & coding to minimise the risk of future debt. We are looking for someone to work with us as part of the team responsible for collecting payment of all the accounts in respect of consultant and trust invoices for treatment of patients. The successful candidate will need to be methodical, accurate and have an excellent attention to detail and excel skills. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, are required as the post involves direct contact with Patient's, sponsors and staff at all levels.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the allocation of all payments made to the Royal Marsden Foundation Trust from self-pay patients and ensuring the invoices are sent to the patient in an accurate and timely manner. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of the efficient admin support for the Private Care Billing and Credit Control Teams based at Carew House, Wallington.

To maintain the master file for the consolidation of Embassy invoices and to locate the relevant backing data as required.

Working closely with the Credit Control Department, Embassy Credit Control, Consultant Billing, Billing, Admissions, Accounts, Cashier, Bank and external Private Medical Insurers, Embassy's and self-payers, the Cash Receipting Administrator will ensure full utilization our systems and resources to accurately and timely manner to allocate payments to the appropriate invoice.

The Billing Team Administrator will seek to improve, develop, and adapt processes to achieve seamless allocation and ensure processes run smoothly.

The post holder will be expected to adopt a professional and caring attitude, with a polite and courteous manner in all aspects of communication.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Details

Date posted

25 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,129 to £28,649 a year Per Annum INC HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

282-P1245103

Job locations

the Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

To help design, prepare and review reports to monitor the number of invoices processed and consolidation letters of guarantee processed.

Work with the Accounts and Billing team to encourage the utilization of efficient methods and technology.

Provide primary level problem resolution to both internal / external inquiries regarding past payments or refunds.

Identify root causes for recurring errors and coordinate with the respective departments to resolve those issues.

Effectively identify and communicate system issues regarding the payment application function and successfully work with IT to resolve them.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

To help design, prepare and review reports to monitor the number of invoices processed and consolidation letters of guarantee processed.

Work with the Accounts and Billing team to encourage the utilization of efficient methods and technology.

Provide primary level problem resolution to both internal / external inquiries regarding past payments or refunds.

Identify root causes for recurring errors and coordinate with the respective departments to resolve those issues.

Effectively identify and communicate system issues regarding the payment application function and successfully work with IT to resolve them.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education, educated to A level or equivalent
  • Competent at Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

Desirable

  • European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or Equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial previous administration experience
  • Intermediate Excel

Desirable

  • Previous office experience

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

  • The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English to a wide range of people.
  • Willingness and demonstrable ability to work as part of a team
  • Evidence of ability and initiative to prioritise a busy workload
  • Evidence of ability to remain calm when under pressure and cope with unanticipated demands
  • Evidence of ability to handle sensitive information without compromising confidentiality
  • Evidence of commitment to delivering high quality customer service
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education, educated to A level or equivalent
  • Competent at Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

Desirable

  • European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or Equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial previous administration experience
  • Intermediate Excel

Desirable

  • Previous office experience

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

  • The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English to a wide range of people.
  • Willingness and demonstrable ability to work as part of a team
  • Evidence of ability and initiative to prioritise a busy workload
  • Evidence of ability to remain calm when under pressure and cope with unanticipated demands
  • Evidence of ability to handle sensitive information without compromising confidentiality
  • Evidence of commitment to delivering high quality customer service

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

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

the Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT


Employer's website

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

the Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT


Employer's website

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Private Patients Accounts Officer

Janis Oddy

janis.oddy@rmh.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

25 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,129 to £28,649 a year Per Annum INC HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

282-P1245103

Job locations

the Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT


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