Have you had experience of working in a GP practice? Do you have a good knowledge of coding and processing medical correspondence? Are you looking for a promotion? We have the job for you.

North Chelmsford Healthcare Centre is looking to recruit a Senior Administrator to co-ordinate the work of our busy Admin department.

The duties will include:

  • Supervising a team of Admin Assistants.
  • Creating weekly rotas to allocate work to Admin Assistants.
  • Workflow monitoring and delegation of work to administration team members.
  • Processing insurance reports and Subject Access Requests.
  • Training of new staff.
  • Attend meetings and disseminating information to the Admin Team.
  • Be responsible for the completion of work in the Admin Team:
  • Opening post and reading correspondence;
  • Entering discharge summaries and read coding any problems;
  • Raising blood test requests and allocating blood results to the GPs.
  • Contacting and liaising with hospitals/external services/patients as requested by clinicians;
  • Typing of referral letters;
  • Chasing results;
  • Summarising of medical records;
  • Urgent tasks;

Must have a sound admin or secretarial background, good keyboard skills, excellent organisation skills, have a professional approach to work and be able to prioritise effectively. This is a responsible position for someone looking for their first step into management or for someone with existing senior experience.

The role is full time – 37.5 hours per week. This is a full-time role but we would consider this over 4 days.  The hours of work are – weekdays 8am-4pm, Tuesdays 10am to 6pm. We can be flexible with the start time.

Benefits include:

  • NHS Pension
  • 4 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Free parking on site

This post is subject to a DBS check and satisfactory references.

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Please note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest, it may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date. We therefore suggest that you apply at an early stage to avoid disappointment.
Julie Chinnick
North Chelmsford Healthcare Centre, Sainbury's, 2 White Hart Lane, Chelmsford, CM2 5EF