NHS

Patient Service Advisor


PayCompetitive
LocationLeicester/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: A5016-25-0006?language=en&page=281&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Due our increasing patient list size, we are looking for motivated and experienced Patient Services Advisor to join our team. We are relatively small, but supportive surgery and we are looking for the right candidate to help us provide proactive and quality care for over 6,000 patients.

      The role is full time and permanent. Ideal hours would be:

      Monday: 8 - 1pm

      Tuesday: 8 - 1pm

      Wednesday: 8 - 6:30pm (30 min lunch)

      Thursday: 8 - 6:30pm (30 min lunch)

      Friday: 8 - 4pm (30 min lunch)

      Job summary

      To provide administrative and clerical support in a timely and efficient manner for Ratby Medical Centre in the areas of Reception with Workflow, Secretarial cover and general administrative duties. Support may also be required for coding and summarising subject to appropriate training.

      Main duties of the job

      Main duties of the job

      1.Reception Duties and Patient Interaction:

      The first point of contact for patients, families, and carers, both in person and over the phone, the role involves: Managing Appointments, General Enquiries, Creating a Welcoming Environment, Confidentiality and Security:

      2.Administrative and Clerical Support:

      Repeat Prescriptions, Managing Patient Records, Clerical Duties, Appointment System Management, Document Management, Data Entry and Retrieval.

      3.General Administrative Responsibilities:

      Contributing to the smooth functioning of the practice through various general administrative duties like Customer Service, Communication Facilitation, Administrative Support and Data Protection and Confidentiality

      4.Coding and Medical Record Management

      Ensuring that clinical information is accurately recorded in patient records, both in paper and electronic formats through Clinical Coding, Summarising Medical Records and Monitoring Summarisation Progress.

      About us

      We are a small practice of 6,000 patients on the edge of Leicester City, with good transport links to the village. We have recently moved into purpose built modern premises to enable us to offer the right environment for our staff to work in and our patients to be supported in.

      We are a young and motivated family run partnership of GPs, with several of our staff having worked with us for over 15 years and we are looking to expand and support our existing team as the practice grows. We enjoy team work and love catching up with each other over lunch. We embrace change and are looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team.

      Details

      Date posted

      16 July 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      Depending on experience Starting wage £12.21

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time, Flexible working

      Reference number

      A5016-25-0006

      Job locations

      Ratby Medical Centre,

      1A Desford Lane

      Leicester

      Leicestershire

      LE6 0LE


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Main duties of the job

      1.Reception Duties and Patient Interaction:

      The first point of contact for patients, families, and carers, both in person and over the phone, the role involves: Managing Appointments, General Enquiries, Creating a Welcoming Environment, Confidentiality and Security:

      2.Administrative and Clerical Support:

      Repeat Prescriptions, Managing Patient Records, Clerical Duties, Appointment System Management, Document Management, Data Entry and Retrieval.

      3.General Administrative Responsibilities:

      Contributing to the smooth functioning of the practice through various general administrative duties like Customer Service, Communication Facilitation, Administrative Support and Data Protection and Confidentiality

      4.Coding and Medical Record Management

      Ensuring that clinical information is accurately recorded in patient records, both in paper and electronic formats through Clinical Coding, Summarising Medical Records and Monitoring Summarisation Progress.

      Job responsibilities

      Reception:

      To deliver a quality reception service, dealing directly with patients, relatives and carers either face to face or by telephone. Reception services include general enquiries, booking or cancelling of appointments, logging of accurate information (e.g. visit requests).

      To ensure that the reception office, waiting area and consulting rooms are kept prepared, safe and tidy at all times ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for patients, visitors and all practice team e.g. updating of posters such as DNA Poster.

      To undertake start and end of day procedures in line with practice policies to ensure that the premises are both prepared for the clinical staff to receive patients and are secured after use. Observe a strict code of confidentiality at all times.

      Actively promoting and registering patients for the online service.

      To prepare repeat prescriptions within the Practices prescribing policy and guidelines, enabling patients medications to be prescribed effectively.

      To maintain patients manual records keeping in good repair and order.

      Extensive use of GP clinical systems and linked software to update and store data in line with practice policy to ensure records are up to date and available for clinical staff at all times.

      To perform clerical duties for the Practice including sending standard letters to patients, organising transport for patients, completing lab forms to provide admin and clerical support for the practice team.

      To use and amend (where appropriate) the computerised appointment system.

      To retrieve information as required from both computer and manual systems.

      To work within the Practices agreed policies and guidelines where appropriate commenting on and contributing to changing such policies.

      Workflow:

      Sort and date stamp all incoming patient-related mail.

      Scan patient-related documents onto their medical record using read codes as agreed by the clinical team

      Add any additional information about the source of the document

      Forward the document to the doctor or nurse who initiated the referral or who is most appropriate to receive the information

      Ensure incoming letters are scanned onto the patient record within a 48/72-hour timescale

      Scan all internal paper documents on to the relevant patients record and then store the documents in line with practice procedures.

      Ensure patient registrations are maintained accurately and complete links work on a frequent and regular basis.

      Secretarial (after training):

      Provide cover and support for the existing senior patient administrator to include:

      Administration of patient referrals including 2WW.

      Process subject access request

      Process medical reports

      Process insurance reports

      General Administration:

      Offer general assistance to the practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone

      Receive, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way

      Undertake a variety of administrative duties to assist in the smooth running of the practice, including word/data processing, filing, photocopying and scanning

      Facilitate effective communication between patients, members of the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies

      Ensure security and confidentiality of patient information is maintained at all times and that the practice conforms to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and Caldicott guidelines.

      Coding(after training):

      Identify relevant clinical information contained in patient correspondence

      Code or free text the clinical information on to the patient record

      Deal with queries relating to coding

      Summarising (after training):

      Transfer patient clinical information from existing patient notes to the SystmOne clinical system, always maintaining accuracy and quality of data

      Summarise patients medical records using the practice clinical system in accordance with the practice protocols for the recording of clinical information.

      Monitor progress of notes summarisation against practice targets.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Main duties of the job

      1.Reception Duties and Patient Interaction:

      The first point of contact for patients, families, and carers, both in person and over the phone, the role involves: Managing Appointments, General Enquiries, Creating a Welcoming Environment, Confidentiality and Security:

      2.Administrative and Clerical Support:

      Repeat Prescriptions, Managing Patient Records, Clerical Duties, Appointment System Management, Document Management, Data Entry and Retrieval.

      3.General Administrative Responsibilities:

      Contributing to the smooth functioning of the practice through various general administrative duties like Customer Service, Communication Facilitation, Administrative Support and Data Protection and Confidentiality

      4.Coding and Medical Record Management

      Ensuring that clinical information is accurately recorded in patient records, both in paper and electronic formats through Clinical Coding, Summarising Medical Records and Monitoring Summarisation Progress.

      Job responsibilities

      Reception:

      To deliver a quality reception service, dealing directly with patients, relatives and carers either face to face or by telephone. Reception services include general enquiries, booking or cancelling of appointments, logging of accurate information (e.g. visit requests).

      To ensure that the reception office, waiting area and consulting rooms are kept prepared, safe and tidy at all times ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for patients, visitors and all practice team e.g. updating of posters such as DNA Poster.

      To undertake start and end of day procedures in line with practice policies to ensure that the premises are both prepared for the clinical staff to receive patients and are secured after use. Observe a strict code of confidentiality at all times.

      Actively promoting and registering patients for the online service.

      To prepare repeat prescriptions within the Practices prescribing policy and guidelines, enabling patients medications to be prescribed effectively.

      To maintain patients manual records keeping in good repair and order.

      Extensive use of GP clinical systems and linked software to update and store data in line with practice policy to ensure records are up to date and available for clinical staff at all times.

      To perform clerical duties for the Practice including sending standard letters to patients, organising transport for patients, completing lab forms to provide admin and clerical support for the practice team.

      To use and amend (where appropriate) the computerised appointment system.

      To retrieve information as required from both computer and manual systems.

      To work within the Practices agreed policies and guidelines where appropriate commenting on and contributing to changing such policies.

      Workflow:

      Sort and date stamp all incoming patient-related mail.

      Scan patient-related documents onto their medical record using read codes as agreed by the clinical team

      Add any additional information about the source of the document

      Forward the document to the doctor or nurse who initiated the referral or who is most appropriate to receive the information

      Ensure incoming letters are scanned onto the patient record within a 48/72-hour timescale

      Scan all internal paper documents on to the relevant patients record and then store the documents in line with practice procedures.

      Ensure patient registrations are maintained accurately and complete links work on a frequent and regular basis.

      Secretarial (after training):

      Provide cover and support for the existing senior patient administrator to include:

      Administration of patient referrals including 2WW.

      Process subject access request

      Process medical reports

      Process insurance reports

      General Administration:

      Offer general assistance to the practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone

      Receive, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way

      Undertake a variety of administrative duties to assist in the smooth running of the practice, including word/data processing, filing, photocopying and scanning

      Facilitate effective communication between patients, members of the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies

      Ensure security and confidentiality of patient information is maintained at all times and that the practice conforms to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and Caldicott guidelines.

      Coding(after training):

      Identify relevant clinical information contained in patient correspondence

      Code or free text the clinical information on to the patient record

      Deal with queries relating to coding

      Summarising (after training):

      Transfer patient clinical information from existing patient notes to the SystmOne clinical system, always maintaining accuracy and quality of data

      Summarise patients medical records using the practice clinical system in accordance with the practice protocols for the recording of clinical information.

      Monitor progress of notes summarisation against practice targets.

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

      Desirable

      • NHS knowledge and experience
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

      Desirable

      • NHS knowledge and experience

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Ratby Surgery

      Address

      Ratby Medical Centre,

      1A Desford Lane

      Leicester

      Leicestershire

      LE6 0LE


      Employer's website

      https://www.ratbysurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Ratby Surgery

      Address

      Ratby Medical Centre,

      1A Desford Lane

      Leicester

      Leicestershire

      LE6 0LE


      Employer's website

      https://www.ratbysurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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