Vacancy: Scanning and Medical Reports Administrator

Responsible to:

  • Practice or Assistant Manager (for day-to-day matters)

Accountable to:

  • Practice Partnership

Hours:

  • Part-Time
 

Job Summary

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking a range of administrative duties to support the multidisciplinary team. Duties can include but are not limited to, scanning all clinical correspondences, data entry, administration of Subject Access Requests (SAR’s) and other requests for medical reports and information in a timely manner. The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis.

 

Main Responsibilities:

Scanning / Data Entry Administration

To ensure that all clinical correspondence is scanned accurately and promptly. To enter clinical data into the practice clinical computer system (EMIS) as directed. To cover additional hours for staff absences. To undertake or assist with any ad-hoc administrative duties.

  • Collect post from administration and reception
  • Scan clinical correspondence into EMIS
  • Distribute and scan Electronic Discharge Notifications (EDN’s) as required
  • Check for emergency care plan patients to make doctors aware
  • Enter test results into EMIS, as directed by doctors
  • Enter clinical data into EMIS as directed / required
  • Resolve any queries and problems concerning scanned correspondence
  • Liaise with IT Helpdesk to resolve any technical problems relating to scanning
  • Cover additional hours in scanning to cover for staff absences
  • Attend and contribute to meetings, eg Workflow / Staff
  • Undertake or assist with any ad-hoc administrative duties/projects

Medical Reports Administration

To ensure all requests for Subject Access Requests (SAR’s) and other requests for medical reports and information are processed accurately and promptly.

  • Process requests for information i.e. SAR’s, insurance / solicitors letters and DVLA forms
  • Enter on computer, process and return paperwork JD Scanning & Medical Reports Administrator – January 2023
  • Deal with telephone enquiries from patients and insurance companies with discretion and confidentiality
  • Liaise with various companies and health authorities regarding queries and financial matters
  • Keep accurate financial records
  • Liaise with management regarding fees
  • Contribute to keeping patient information up to date including web site
  • Adhere to strict guidelines for General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
 

Confidentiality

  • In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
  • In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
  • Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
 

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include:

  • Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
  • Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
  • Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
  • Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way, free from hazards
  • Actively reporting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
  • Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holder’s role
  • Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
  • Reporting potential risks identified
  • Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
 

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

  • Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
  • Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
  • Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
 

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:

  • Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development and revalidation.
  • Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
 

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

  • Alert colleagues to issues of quality and risk
  • Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
  • Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance
  • Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs
  • Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
 

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

  • Communicate effectively with other team members
  • Communicate effectively with patients and carers
  • Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
 

Contribution to the implementation of services

The post-holder will:

  • Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
  • Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
  • Participate in audit where appropriate
 

These duties may be changed from time to time, dependent on the needs of the practice.  This will be done in consultation with the employee and, if appropriate, training and instruction will be given.

 

Person Specification – Clinical Administrator

Qualifications Essential Desirable
Educated to GCSE level or equivalent X  
GCSE Mathematics & English (C or above)   X
NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care   X
Experience Essential Desirable
Experience of working with the general public X  
Experience of administrative duties   X
Experience of working in a health care setting   X
Skills Essential Desirable
Excellent communication skills (written and oral) X  
Strong IT skills X  
Clear, polite telephone manner X  
Competent in the use of Office and Outlook X  
EMIS   X
Effective time management (planning & organising) X  
Ability to work as a team member and autonomously X  
Good interpersonal skills X  
Problem solving & analytical skills X  
Ability to follow policy and procedure X  
Personal Qualities Essential Desirable
Polite and confident X  
Flexible and cooperative X  
Motivated X  
Forward thinker X  
High levels of integrity and loyalty X  
Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations X  
Ability to work under pressure X  
Other requirements Essential Desirable
Flexibility to work outside of core office hours X  
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check X