Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Customer Care Administrator

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Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer Customer Care Administrator posts at Coquet Medical Group to work across both Amble Health Centre and Broomhill Health Centre.

Northumbria Primary Care is a developing, dynamic organisation with a clear vision for Primary Care service delivery. We are pushing the boundaries of how we deliver our services, which is facilitating greater opportunities for our nursing team to develop into new roles.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team player who can demonstrate high standards of customer care and administrative skills. You will become part of an experienced, pro-active, and friendly team working to serve patients through general practice. The hours will be varied between 8.00am and 6.30pm Monday - Friday with the possibility of working to 8.30pm and weekends in the future.

Main duties of the job

Ideally, the successful candidate will have a background of working in primary care, as well as strong customer service and administrative skills.

This position will be based between Amble and Broomhill Health Centre Sites. The successful candidate will be providing a high level of customer service to patients of NPC practices.

About us

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 50,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC,they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.

Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.

Details

Date posted

04 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6116489HD

Job locations

Coquet Medical Group

Amble

NE65 0HD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To answer telephone calls & respond to all enquires directing the public as appropriate.

To provide admin support to nursing & clinical staff.

To ensure all Emergency Care documentation is coded & filed correctly, and copies are sent to relevant health care professionals.

To provide nonclinical advice to patients, relatives, the public and internal & external agencies.

Responsible for the ordering & maintenance of stock levels clinical & non-clinical.

To receive confidential information by telephone or face to face and input accurately into both EMIS and SystemOne as appropriate. The job requires a broad range of tasks and offers general admin and secretarial support to the team.

To manage correspondence, secretarial duties, nursing admin support and processing patient referrals. Processing and distributing incoming (and outgoing) mail.

To occasionally provide clinical coding of all patient records ensuring all medical history is coded accurately and entered onto the clinical system some of which is sensitive.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To answer telephone calls & respond to all enquires directing the public as appropriate.

To provide admin support to nursing & clinical staff.

To ensure all Emergency Care documentation is coded & filed correctly, and copies are sent to relevant health care professionals.

To provide nonclinical advice to patients, relatives, the public and internal & external agencies.

Responsible for the ordering & maintenance of stock levels clinical & non-clinical.

To receive confidential information by telephone or face to face and input accurately into both EMIS and SystemOne as appropriate. The job requires a broad range of tasks and offers general admin and secretarial support to the team.

To manage correspondence, secretarial duties, nursing admin support and processing patient referrals. Processing and distributing incoming (and outgoing) mail.

To occasionally provide clinical coding of all patient records ensuring all medical history is coded accurately and entered onto the clinical system some of which is sensitive.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 or higher in Customer service/Administration/Healthcare or equivalent experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 or higher in Customer service/Administration/Healthcare or equivalent experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Coquet Medical Group

Amble

NE65 0HD


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Coquet Medical Group

Amble

NE65 0HD


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Admin Lead

Lauren Tailford

lauren.tailford@nhs.net

01665710481

Details

Date posted

04 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6116489HD

Job locations

Coquet Medical Group

Amble

NE65 0HD


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