Administrative Assistant- Receptionist

To provide a comprehensive administrative support service to the Outpatients service. To provide excellent customer facing service at all times at reception areas. To manage the referral and triage administrative process for E-Referrals. To provide clinic prep services to all clinics within the department., 1. Implement policies and procedures to maintain efficient department/office and filing systems to facilitate the smooth running of the administrative services.
2. Receiving and taking relevant action on telephone calls from patients, General Practitioners etc. Providing reassurance and support to patients and families by telephone and making judgements about finding appropriate solutions to problems, which requires the ability to be able to understand and explain basic medical procedures.
3. Responding to internal emails and Powerchart messages actioning them as necessary.
4. Delivering the trolley to the Outpatient Department as necessary.
5. Updating patient details and viewing events using Patient Administration Systems (EPR). Registering patients.
6. To liaise with other departments as required.
7. checking in and out patients, cashing up clinics, coding procedures, managing missing follow up and deferred appointments,
8. Booking patient transport
9. Open or close the Outpatient department
10. Work independently making decisions within own role with minimum supervision.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

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