Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen within Women's and Children's Division at Watford General Hospital.
We are friendly, hard-working team of administrative, nursing and medical staff.
We take great pride in helping our patients and in delivering the best service we can.We are looking for an experienced Patient services Officer who is a self-motivated and committed person, to work as part of our busy team in our back office.The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills, excellent organisational and skills, and the ability to prioritise workload and be able to work with limited supervision.
Main duties of the job Reception & ANC cover, making/rescheduling appointments, cashing up clinics.
Puling/ordering notes, printing clinic lists & prepping for clinics.
General filing.
Tracking notes & printing labels.To ensure patient data is accurate & up to date.To undertake any other administrative duties as directed by The Senior Office Manager.
About us With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive.
They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
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Job description Job responsibilities To ensure effective maintenance of patient records and that appointments are made in a timely manner, providing professional and friendly service to our users.
Key relationships: Ward clerks, clinical coders, midwives, doctors, Risk Office, Access to records office, patient service officers.
Please note that this post is cross site between St Albans city and Hemel Hempstead hospitals.
Person Specification Education and qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, with Grade C or above in English and Maths Desirable ECDL Customer Service Training NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration, Customer Service, Healthcare support services or equivalent qualification Knowledge Essential Competent in Microsoft Office programs Understanding of information governance issues and how to manage confidential patient information Desirable Knowledge of Patient Administration Systems, ( Cerner Millenium Experience Essential Experience of working in a busy environment Experience working in an administrative role Desirable Previous healthcare experience Reception experience Experience of handling confidential information