Job Title: Administrator
Location: Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DG
Hours: 37.5 per week Monday - Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm
Trust Location: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Role type: Temporary for 6 months with possibility of extension
The post holder will provide a support role to the Medico-Legal staff and the Access to Records Supervisor, and be able to work on their own initiative. Duties will include receipt and processing of all mail to the Department, dealing with telephone enquiries, photocopying of large volumes of confidential information and accessing the relevant systems to locate case notes and patient information. The post holder will be expected to work to tight deadlines.
What you'll be responsible for:
- Undertake the accurate photocopying of case notes and Accident & Emergency cards for medico-legal requests, access to Records requests and for clinical negligence cases and to assist in the invoicing of same
- Receipt and distribute the internal and external mail coming into the department. To collate and ensure that outgoing post is sent within the appropriate timescales.
- Maintain accurate information on the Access to Records database
- Deal with telephone call enquiries
You'll learn the following whilst working at the trust:
1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS
2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times
3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation
You'll have the following skills/experience:
- General knowledge of office/administration procedures
- Customer service experience via telephone
- Experience of using large databases to process information
- NHS experience (desirable)
- Enthusiastic, confident approach to change, calm and reliable under pressure
As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:
- Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
- Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
- Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
- Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your "My Bank" shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
- Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
- Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
- Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £11.45 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Work Location: In person