Receptionist/Clerical Assistant

1 day ago


Salford, United Kingdom The Christie NHS FT Full time

Job summary

The main purpose of the role is to provide a full and confidential reception and administrative service. The post holder will act as the first point of contact to visitors and patients attending the hospital, prioritising information and dealing with routine enquiries from service users, colleagues and visitors. The post holder will be required to work closely with other administrative staff, but also work alone and use their initiative to resolve/process daily queries. They will provide Reception/Administrative support to other areas within the radiotherapy service at The Christie at Salford.

The post holder must contribute to the efficient running of the service, and work within The Christie NHS Foundation Trust policies and Health & Safety legislation.

Main duties of the job

Communication Skills

Ensuring accurate recording/input of treatment and planning data Organising and scheduling patient appointments Greeting and escorting patients Assisting patients with appointment queries

Knowledge, training and experience

Problem solving & forward thinking Uses knowledge of integrated clinical information systems for collating data and adding referrals Data input and radiotherapy completion tasks Where applicable, provides retrieval of medical documents for clinical information including those from other Trusts

Personal Skills

Liaises with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that adequate information and support is available to patients

Other Responsibilities

Is responsible for stock control in areas of work Is responsible for the production and processing of all relevant completion letters following a patient's treatment Creation of Follow up appointments on treatment completion

Effort

Patient transfer Manual handling tasks as required

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

The Christie at Salford opened in 2011 and is one of three Christie satellite centres delivering Radiotherapy to patients closer to their homes.

The Reception team works closely with the radiographers and medical team providing administration, practical and clinical support for patients.

Working hours must be flexible to fit the needs of the service and individuals will be expected to participate in all shift patterns and will be contracted to work between 6am and 11pm, however routinely the department works between the hours of and 7pm Monday to Friday (including bank holidays). Flexible working and part-time/job shares will be considered.

Patient care is important to us and training will be given for the skills required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Communication Skills

Meet and greet patients attending the Radiotherapy department, using effective communication skills when dealing with enquiries, providing empathy and reassurance to service users, relatives and visitors who may become aggressive, or emotionally distressed, referring them to the appropriate person or department for further assistance. Exchange information with patients and staff, both verbally and in written format Communicate information between departments internally and external.

Knowledge, training and experience

Access patients demographic details on Medway and amend as necessary. Enter patient onto the Medway appointment system Provide comprehensive advice to patients/relatives regarding appointments. Track patient case notes in Medway system. Deal with queries from patients and other service users, for example GPs, hospital staff, social services, voluntary organisations and Trust management. Liaise with other members of staff regarding case notes and patient visits Resolves issues arising in own role, such as cancellation of patient appointments Uses own initiative to liaise with clinical staff where necessary regarding patient queries Use patient information systems to assist patients and staff. Work in Medway system, requiring standard keyboard skills Use of office equipment including PCs, fax machine, and phones. Maintain patient confidentiality at all times Follow all relevant policies and legislation. Post holder is expected to follow all relevant protocols, and standard practice. Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure policies are adhered to. Undertakes surveys/audits as necessary to own work. Manager is available as point of reference for any queries and will meet regularly.

Planning and Organisation

Use own initiative to solve problems referring to manager as necessary. Books patient transport where applicable and deals with transport queries Booking and scheduling of physiotherapy and complimentary therapy and support services on site Plan and organise own time and workload activity with prioritisation Record all data in an accurate and timely manner. The post holder will be expected undergo relevant training and to take an active role in own personal development. The need for flexibility in this role is paramount as the post holder may be required to work in other locations and work flexible shifts

Patient Care

Undertakes a range of different delegated duties across the Radiotherapy Department as allocated by the relevant line manager. Will record patient information and data and contribute to the implementation of patients clinical care packages.

Freedom to Act

Will be required to utilise own initiative but work within defined SOPS, Procedures and Policies. When there is doubt or the post holder is unsure then there will be more senior members of staff available to raise issues with and receive guidance from.

Working Conditions

Working hours must be flexible to the needs of the service, this may include working weekends. Expected to participate in all shift patterns

Teaching/Training

Attends all relevant mandatory training courses Maintains own personal development Participate in relevant training, meetings and work at The Christie Withington site and other satellites within the network as required. Assists in the training and/or orientation of clinical support worker and any other students. Complete Christie Care Certificate as mandated by the Trust. Required to demonstrate tasks and duties to new and less experienced members of the team.

This is not an exhaustive list and additional duties may be required as requested by the lead radiographer/ principal radiographer.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard level of Education

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a customer service or patient related environment Experience of undertaking administrative duties

Desirable

Experience of working in a clinical environment within the NHS. Experience of using multiple healthcare IT systems

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively Customer/patient care skills Able to work using own initiative, following instructions from a registered health professional and line management Excellent organisational skills

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of patient information /recording system. IT literate

Desirable

Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Other

Essential

Able to work flexibly Empathetic and caring

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