Clerical Officer

5 months ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds Teaching Hospitals Full time

JOB PURPOSE To provide a high standard of clerical and reception service to patients and the department, adhering to departmental guidelines and policies. The post holder will receive and check documentation, reports, patient information, processing appropriately, within departmental guidelines, including entering information on to the appropriate IT system, and retrieve information as and when required. 3. JOB DIMENSIONS To process patient and other documentation.

To be the first point of contact for patients and other visitors to the department. To provide an administrative/clerical service to the department/team. To support the delivery of a high standard of service to patients, staff and Trust departments. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Special Knowledge Insight into role and responsibilities of post Be fully conversant with Medical Records policies and procedures and have complete understanding of standards to be achieved Be aware of key indicators and service level agreements within the department Practical Skills Good interpersonal skills Effectively communicate with patients and team members Experience IT Skills/computer literate Previous experience working in an admin/ customer facing role Previous admin experience in a healthcare setting Experience using our systems including PAS, K2, PPM+, Microsoft outlook 6.

THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are: Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post: The jobholder will place a high value on the quality of service by ensuring that all patient documentation is received and checked, and processed appropriately, in line with departmental procedures Respect the contribution of all members within the team/department and the importance of working together to ensure a high standard of patient care Commitment to contributing to a quality service in an efficient and effective manner, implementing agreed improvements to reflect services needs/changes Recognises the importance of Data Protection and confidentiality Be aware of what information can be disclosed to staff, patients and other agencies Have understanding of Health and Safety rules and individual responsibilities in relation to acts and omissions Have a logical and problem solving approach to issues that arise Integrity, openness and honesty Able to work across both Trust main sites 7. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS Personal Motivated Professional attitude and behaviour Able to adapt to service led changes Flexible approach to working practices and duties Team Worker Attention to detail Good Time Keeping Communication Literacy Numeracy Verbal, non-verbal Able to communicate with all levels of staff Responsibility to others Customer Care skills Reliable Trustworthy Adaptable 8.

CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The need for excellent customer care skills Good standard of written and spoken English Be aware of, and demonstrate commitment to the Trusts departmental policies and procedures Maintaining a safe environment and their responsibilities in relation to acts and omissions PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Process patient correspondence/documentation, letters, reports and other documentation To greet patients and visitors to the department, providing an efficient and courteous service Check/enter patient details on the Patient Administration and other Systems Prepare patient documentation for processing, including inputting or scanning Report and respond to any system faults and errors Maintain and update patient/departmental databases, prioritising within departmental guidelines and escalating unresolved situations/issues to appropriate line manager Answer general telephone enquiries and requests to retrieve patient and other documentation To ensure that requests for information are dealt with in an efficient and timely manner Follow Departmental/Trust disposal and destruction procedures of confidential documentation, in line with Data Protection Act and Confidentiality Collect and deliver patient documentation/reports around Trust when required To deal with telephone and in-person queries from patients and relatives, Trust staff and external agencies To refer queries or concerns regarding patients and other visitors to the department to appropriate senior staff Assisting to maintain high standards of care, including: - Maintain a safe working environment, reporting incidents, accidents, complaints Understand the need to maintain and respect patient confidentiality Participate in in-service training Participate in mandatory training annually Participate in annual performance appraisal Visit and/


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