Band 3 Maternity Administrator

Job summary

Apprenticeships at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trustcombine the practical training in a job with study with an external training provider. Apprenticeships are developed by actual practitioners and employers so relate to the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to do that job. They are open to people of any age and are not restricted by a person's prior qualifications. Apprenticeships can be a starting point for a career in the NHS. At the end of your apprenticeship programme you will achieve an Apprenticeship Certificate confirming the grade of your assessment (Pass, Merit Distinction) and the potential to develop your career further at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

If an existing member of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust staff successfully applies for this apprenticeship vacancy their pay will be protected for the length of the apprenticeship programme if their existing band is equal to or lower than the apprentice role they are applying for. Where their existing band is higher, they would be paid at the top of the band that the apprenticeship vacancy is matched to instead of their existing band.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Main duties of the job

We are advertising for 1 x Maternity administrator to join our team. The successful candidate will either be covering the reception desk in the Early Pregnancy Clinic/Gynaecology Assessment Unit or working in the Maternity Single Point of Care Office. The roles will be based at either Barnet Hospital or Graseby House, however the post holder will be expected to work dynamically across all areas of the service when required.

The administrators are responsible for providing a front-line reception service and administrative function to all areas of the maternity service and for delivering a high standard of customer care to a wide range of client groups.

The post-holder must play a proactive role in collecting, investigating, verifying and recording a high standard of patient demographic and treatment data. The post holder must accurately and in a timely manner enter such information on the computerised patient information system, to ensure that the trust receives the appropriate level of income for patient activity, avoids the potential clinical risks inherent with inaccurate patient records and is compliant with national NHS targets (e.g. on data quality and length of patient wait).

The post-holder must undertake effective forward planning, to ensure that the administrative needs of the service are met and must carry out a range of effective administration processes to support the delivery of high quality patient care.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

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