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Clinical Administrator
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref
457-24-6184311
Employer
Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
44 Sidney Street,
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 PA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Assertive Outreach Team Clinical Administrator

NHS AfC: Band 3

About us

At Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city.

We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: working together for our service users, respect and kindness, everyone counts, commitment to quality, improving lives.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Assertive Outreach Team.

The role of the clinical administrator within the Assertive Outreach Team is an integral part of the whole administrative function and will provide an effective and efficient support service to the multi-disciplinary staff team, performing  tasks and duties  using own initiative as directed by the Team Administrator/Admin Coordinator.

The post holder will be expected to provide admin support to individuals and the service, provide cover amongst colleagues to fill gaps and to ensure continuity of services within the service directorate if required. It is essential that the post holder is able to exercise initiative suitable to the role and is fully supportive to other colleagues in the administrative team.

The clinical administrator will be responsible for:

  • providing dedicated administration/secretarial support to medical staff within the service
  • providing administration/secretarial support to other clinical staff groups.
  • processing referrals or internal transfers, ensuring associated activity on Insight & Outlook and any correspondence is accurate and timely.
  • management of clinics across the service, including booking/cancelling appointments and ensuring associated correspondence is accurate and timely managed including reception management.

 

Main duties of the job

  • The provision of an effective admin service to medical staff and wider multi-disciplinary team including typing of letters, reports, email, audio transcription and completion of appropriate forms in Insight (Patient Administration System, PAS).
  • Deal with incoming correspondence, checking information received and responding where appropriate.
  • Organise meetings, booking rooms/venues, arranging hospitality etc.
  • Support meetings chaired or attended by medics/clinicians and to be sensitive to the issues under discussion, preparing notes/agendas and taking minutes as requested.
  • Assist in the completion and processing of study leave and annual leave applications.
  • Completion of relevant e-forms on behalf of the team
  • Receiving and processing of referrals into service, including the completion of all associated tasks.
  • Support the Admin Manager and Team Co-ordinator to ensure that waiting lists are managed effectively and service users are offered appointments within targets.
  • Monitoring all methods of receiving incoming referrals/transfers – e.g. email and voicemail mailboxes, message boards etc.
  • Clinic booking, rescheduling and cancelling appointments, including medic clinics (Consultant, Specialty Dr, Junior docs) and all other clinic structures,

This list is not exhaustive and you should read the attached Job description and person specification prior to applying

 

Working for our organisation

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It’s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Principal Duties

Dedicated admin support for clinical staff

  • The provision of an effective admin service to medical staff and wider multi-disciplinary team including typing of letters, reports, email, audio transcription and completion of appropriate forms in Insight (Electronic Patient Record EPR).
  • Deal with incoming correspondence, checking information received and responding where appropriate.
  • Maintain an electronic diary and personal appointment system for the medics/clinicians as required by individual staff.
  • Organise meetings, booking rooms/venues, arranging hospitality etc.
  • Support meetings chaired or attended by medics/clinicians and to be sensitive to the issues under discussion, preparing notes/agendas and taking minutes as requested. Meetings may involve internal and external participants.
  • Assist in the completion and processing of study leave and annual leave applications.
  • Completion of relevant e-forms on behalf of the team

Referral/Transfer Management

  • Receiving and processing of referrals into service, including the completion of all tasks associated with the activity
  • Support the Admin Manager and Team Co-ordinator to ensure that waiting lists are managed effectively and service users are offered appointments within target times
  • Monitoring all methods of receiving incoming referrals/transfers – e.g. email and voicemail mailboxes, message boards etc.

 Clinic Administration

  • Clinic booking, rescheduling and cancelling appointments, including medic clinics (Consultant, Specialty Dr, Junior docs) and all other clinic structures,
  • Understand medical students availability for clinics and schedule accordingly
  • Request clinic letters and test results

 

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Responsible approach to dealing with confidential issues.
  • Excellent telephone manner.
  • Ability to adapt to varying demands of the job role.
  • Wide range of admin skills, including minute taking.
  • Ability to handle direct requests for information/contact from service users.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to research/access information.
  • Knowledge/understanding of processing invoices.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good standard of education at GCSE level or higher
  • GCSE in English language or equivalent
  • RSA 3 Word Processing/Typewriting or equivalent Training to Vocational Level 3 in business admin or equivalent level of experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of INSIGHT system.
  • European Computer Driving Licence.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Previous admin/secretarial experience gained in a similar role.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in an NHS/healthcare environment.
  • Previous experience of working with diverse and vulnerable populations.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Listening into Action (LiA)Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dan Gerrard
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07800917456
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