Administration services officer

Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:
+ is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked 'Good' by the CQC;
+ is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
+ is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
+ offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
+ and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you., At Medway community healthcare we understand the vital role played by our care coordination centre.
We are looking for confident individuals with good communication and customer service skills who can provide a professional first point of contact for our busy care co-ordination centre within the SPA Team.
If this is you we look forward to welcoming you to our team., This role is responsible for providing a high level of customer service and administrative support to patients and clinical services in a fast paced environment.
Post holders will be required to liaise with patients, service representatives, healthcare professionals and other colleagues on a frequent basis dealing with a wide range of booking and general enquiries, including complaints, via the telephone and a variety of standard administrative tasks., + To have the ability to recognise that patients care is a priority and to ensure that patients are given assistance at all times, treating others with courtesy and respect
7. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
+ Responsible for ensuring that organisational policies and procedures (including amendments and updates) are adhered to and implemented in own area of work.
8. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
+ Maybe required to issue / take responsibility for equipment used by self and others.
9. Responsibilities for human resources (HR)
+ To maintain own training in line with MCH policy
10. Responsibilities for information resources
+ Accurately enter data / process information utilising appropriate IT systems
+ Transcribing / copy typing information provided by others
+ Management of information either electronic or paper based
11. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
+ Will be required to undertake surveys and audits when requested in own area of work.
12. Freedom to act
+ Plan and organise own workload without direct supervision, reporting regularly to the line manager on key tasks and guided by defined policies and procedures/algorithm.
+ The post holder will be required to work as part of a team
13. Mental effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
+ To maintain concentration in a busy office environment
+ Remain patient focused to ensure quality of service delivery
+ Attention to detail
14. Emotional effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
+ The post holder will occasionally have to deal with difficult or challenging patients
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 1 week of the closing date; no discourtesy is intended in not contacting you if your application is rejected.
When completing your application, please include the email addresses and contact telephone numbers for your referees; your referees should be your line managers / course tutors for the last 3 years.
MCH is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and values diversity of all people. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment of any kind and wish to provide our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At the heart of our values, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect and provide a workplace where people feel they belong.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MCH. We are positive about disability and we guarantee interviews to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria as specified in the job description. We are committed to offering support and making reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the interview and selection process and through their employee journey.
We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

+ Are you a natural people person?
+ Do you have an eye for detail?
+ Do you have excellent communication skills?, 1. Communication and relationship skills
+ Deal effectively with internal and external enquiries demonstrating excellent communication and customer care.
+ Provide and receive routine information either verbally or written, requiring tact or persuasive skills in order to overcome barriers to understanding.
+ Deal with routine, sensitive or confidential enquiries from patients, staff and the public.
2. Knowledge, training and experience
+ Educated to NVQ level 2 or equivalent
+ Experience of office procedures / customer care
+ NVQ 2 in business administration / customer care or equivalent
+ RSA 2 or equivalent
+ ECDL or equivalent knowledge of IT applications.
3. Analytical and judgement skills
+ Make judgements involving facts / situations sometimes requiring analysis of information.
+ Prioritise workload and make appropriate level decisions such as when to escalate and ensure this is done in a timely manner, e.g. telephone messages from staff / patients
+ Accommodate patients with appropriate appointments and advise
4. Planning and organisational skills
+ Organise and prioritise own day to day work, tasks or activities
+ Work flexibly to maintain cover within the service / organisation
+ Produce and maintain effective systems to ensure the service operates efficiently, e.g. planning appointments, time management, patient transport
+ Ability to work within defined guidelines/SOPs and follow set algorithms
5. Physical skills
+ The post holder will be required to use telephony and IT equipment on a regular basis
+ Standard keyboard skills
6. Responsibility for patient / client care

· This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
· We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
· We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
· You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
· Informal visits can be arranged on request.
· We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
· MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.