Peripatetic Administration Assistant (Norwich)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities
1.        To independently manage, undertake and prioritise a variety of administrative and clerical duties and undertake other general office duties which follow standard processes with the occasional need to deviate. These include:

•    To cover shift times from 08:00 to 17:00 hours, excluding weekends and public holidays
•    Dealing appropriately with all telephone enquiries as well as face to face patient contact, which may include investigating and problem solving as well as regularly dealing with matters of a complex and/or distressing nature
•    Using a range of software programmes to produce, maintain and distribute documents, including adhoc and routine reports, spreadsheets, databases and presentations, which may include medical terminology
•    Understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, some of which are non-routine, including transfers of care to community wards 
•    Require a base level of theoretical knowledge of a range of administrative roles which need covering.  This is normally acquired through formal training or equivalent experience
•    Photocopying, scanning, emailing, distributing, filing and organising letters, reports and other documents
•    Setting up and maintaining comprehensive, confidential records and filing systems, ensuring that all records are kept up-to-date and filing is carried out in a timely manner
•    Receiving, sorting and distributing incoming mail, relating it to previous correspondence as appropriate and ensuring that outgoing post is sent in a timely manner
•    Researching appropriate websites, downloading and circulating documents, as requested
•    To anticipate and assess problems or issues, showing initiative and exercising independent judgement in resolving or actioning them. 

2.        Organise and provide cover to a range of administrative roles in the Place as required, working flexibly with the Admin Team Lead to ensure all areas are adequately covered. Liaising with teams and updating the rota’s accordingly.  This will require travel to other sites

3.        Take into account the experience, skills set and availability of staff, to allocate work as part of the monthly staff rota, adjusting the rota as required on a daily or weekly basis taking into account changes in staff availability and the changing demands of the service

4.        To maintain schedules and diaries, organise and service meetings and clinics.  This will include resolving appointment conflicts, issuing meeting invitations, formulating agendas, distributing papers, making room bookings, arranging meeting room layout, equipment, hospitality, greeting visitors and taking notes or formal minutes at meetings

5.        Inputting onto various databases and systems, e.g. SystmOne, Storm, PAS, NHS Procurement system and designated spreadsheets, within the required timescales and deadlines. This includes scanning referrals and patient documents which may be urgent
6.        To undertake receptionist/telephonist duties this includes checking in patients to clinics. To be a point of contact for internal and external callers and visitors, re-directing callers and service users, where appropriate, and providing information or answering questions on routine matters, ensuring that accurate messages are passed on in a timely manner 

7.        Receive and process telephone calls, including referrals which may be urgent and/or challenging, liaising with health professionals to correctly process the referral. Monitoring the caseload, processing cancellations, including rebooking and/or ending referrals/patient care as requested by the service 

8.        To undertake audits as requested by the Admin Team Lead
 
9.        To communicate with patients and clients at an appropriate level providing clear information and guidance and dealing with patients’ fears and lack of understanding, exercising tact and judgement in dealing with and resolving routine enquiries, taking accurate messages and ensuring these are passed to the relevant person on a timely manner

10.        To provide accurate, appropriate, and timely information about Trust services and non-clinical advice to patients, relatives and careers and if necessary

11.        To communicate professionally and effectively with colleagues, stakeholders and service users at all levels, providing clear information and guidance, exercising tact and judgement in dealing with and resolving enquiries taking accurate messages and ensuring these are actioned and/or passed to the relevant person in a timely manner

12.        To provide and receive contentious or sensitive information about difficult or complex matters and to respect confidentiality at all times. To exercise tact and diplomacy when communicating information to patients which may be distressing to the receiver or where there may be barriers to understanding

13.        To ensure there are robust and effective systems in place to ensure excellent communication within the team and to regularly update staff of any changes to the service 

14.        In conjunction with colleagues, to be responsible for processing petty cash reimbursements, this includes the handling of monies accurately and securely. Ensuring that petty cash, monies or valuables are accurately recorded and stored safely and that a monthly count and audit is carried out to reconcile the account and ensure compliance with procedures

15.        In conjunction with colleagues, to be responsible for the regular audit of recharges, accounting departmental spend and allocate accurately to the appropriate cost code, and sending quarterly reports to the finance department

16.        Liaising with health care professionals to arrange and process death certificates for patients. This may include having sight of distressing pictures, information and other documents such as cremation forms. Handling the situation with tact, diplomacy and empathy

17.        To build effective working relationships with the Clinical Leads of the services that are supported the administration teams in the Place

18.        The post holder will be required to support the Admin Team Lead in undertaking service improvement and development activities

19.        To assist the Admin Team Lead to create personalised training plans for new starters. Supporting with the local induction and the training of new colleagues
 
20.        To be responsible for the efficient use of office equipment and supplies, monitoring and maintaining stock levels, requisitioning and receipting goods and services on the NHS procurement system and carrying out research into goods and services as required

21.        To give and receive samples and medication, in accordance with Trust Protocol Guidelines, liaising with health colleagues gaining appropriate signatures and ensuring secure storage and distribution to the relevant discipline

22.        To report maintenance, cleaning, health and safety and other site issues in line with current procedures keeping the line manager/site manager informed at all times. To undertake any other site and facilities duties as requested

23.        To attend relevant meetings, including service meetings for those services that are supported by the Place administration. These may be virtual or in person. This may require travelling to other sites

24.        To implement policies for own work area and propose changes and to assist with the development of policies and documents for own work area

25.        It is the post holder’s responsibility to ensure that they have undertaken all mandatory training, in line with Trust policies and procedures