Wigan Borough Federated Healthcare

Primary Care Back Office Administrator

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

MUST HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF WORKING IN A GP PRACTICE & CLINICAL SYSTEM KNOWLEDGE

WBFH is currently recruiting for a posts of 37.5 hours per week to work at our head office, Ashland House, Wigan. This is an ideal opportunity for current GP staff with experience of practice based working to expand on their current skills.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the post will be to assist GP practices, supporting the core admin functions; Knowledge in clinical systems is essential - EMIS web or System One.

Extensive Notes Summarising

Coding the information into the practice clinical system

Workflow correspondence following practice protocol

Auditing data collection standards in the Practice

Routinely perform coding of all relevant information from patients notes, letters from clinical consultants, test results and diagnostic reports into the Practice clinical system

Clinical searches on patients to ensure notes are correctly coded

General ad-hoc additional administration tasks

Checking notes and inputting data related to QOF - quality outcomes framework.

To be flexible to support wider work of admin team as necessary

Handling queries tasks and telephone calls both internally and externally

Reviewing medical records and producing an accurate summary of the patients medical history

Secretarial duties or other ad hoc duties

Referrals typing referrals through Lexacom, Manual, Choose & Book

Tasks within the clinical system - Emis web System one

Processing Repeat prescription

As we provide external support to GP Practices it is important that you can switch and understand the GP practices SOP

About us

Based in Wigan, WBFH has been providing Back Office Support Services to GP Practices within Wigan and Nationally for the last 3 years. We provide a bespoke service to GP practices from our head office, the service enable's GP practices to gain assurance that they are being supported in daily activities by a member of staff like they are sat within their own practice. As the service is growing so much we are looking to recruit more members to our current in house team. Joining enthusiastic, dynamic, friendly and mature team, you can expect a warm welcome, doors are always open and every voice is heard. Feedback from our service is exceptional and we are proud of what we have achieved. We are looking for a good team player's whom areable to work on their own initiative or as part of a team. As an organisation we are always looking to develop our staff and look to train and retain all the staff we employ.

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.75 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0009-25-0004

Job locations

2nd Floor, Ashland House

Dobson Park Way

Ince

WN2 2DX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title-Administrator

Organisation: Wigan Borough Federated Healthcare Ltd

Location: Wigan

Hourly rate: up to £12.45 per hour

WBFH is currently recruiting for a post of 37.5 hours per week to work at our head office. This is an ideal opportunity for current GP staff with experience of practice based working to expand on their current skills.

The main responsibilities of the post will be to assist in practice and remotely, supporting the core admin functions; this could be reception cover, secretarial duties or other ad hoc duties. Knowledge of all three clinical systems would be an advantage but not essential - EMISweb, System One or INPS Vision.

Essential Experience:

Computer skills

Medical terminology:

Experience in GP practice

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title-Administrator

Organisation: Wigan Borough Federated Healthcare Ltd

Location: Wigan

Hourly rate: up to £12.45 per hour

WBFH is currently recruiting for a post of 37.5 hours per week to work at our head office. This is an ideal opportunity for current GP staff with experience of practice based working to expand on their current skills.

The main responsibilities of the post will be to assist in practice and remotely, supporting the core admin functions; this could be reception cover, secretarial duties or other ad hoc duties. Knowledge of all three clinical systems would be an advantage but not essential - EMISweb, System One or INPS Vision.

Essential Experience:

Computer skills

Medical terminology:

Experience in GP practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Computer Skills
  • Medical Terminology

Experience

Essential

  • Must have experience in working in a GP practice
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Clinical system knowledge - EMIS, TPP and Vision (at least one)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Computer Skills
  • Medical Terminology

Experience

Essential

  • Must have experience in working in a GP practice
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Clinical system knowledge - EMIS, TPP and Vision (at least one)

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

Wigan Borough Federated Healthcare

Address

2nd Floor, Ashland House

Dobson Park Way

Ince

WN2 2DX


Employer's website

https://wiganhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wigan Borough Federated Healthcare

Address

2nd Floor, Ashland House

Dobson Park Way

Ince

WN2 2DX


Employer's website

https://wiganhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Officer

Helen Kerins

wbfh.fed@nhs.net

01942367438

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.75 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0009-25-0004

Job locations

2nd Floor, Ashland House

Dobson Park Way

Ince

WN2 2DX


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