Administrator | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind


• We're Fair


• We Listen


• We Care


Processingnewreferralsandinformation,recordingappropriatedatausing the Oxleas RiO systemtoitsfullfunctionalityforthe service

Preparationofinformationforexample,clientfiles,letters,reports,inlinewith local policiesandprocedures

Tobookappointments,meetings, roomsandinterpreter services as required

Tocollate,photocopyanddistributereportsandotherrelevantinformationfor example,G.P.s, internal/external agencies

Opening, sortinganddistributionofpostandanyrelevant correspondence via the team e-mail

Tocollateagendaitems,takeminutesatteammeetingsanddistribute informationtoteammembersas requested

Toliaisewithinternalandexternalagencies,forexample,Contracted Services,ITdepartment onbehalfoftheteamtofacilitatetheresolutionproblemsrelatedtoequipment usedbytheteam,forexamplecomputer,printer,photocopier,telephone, internetaccessand soonas requested

Establishand maintaineffectiveworkingrelationshipswith clients, carers, thegeneral publicandallother staffworkinginternallyandexternallyto thetrust

We are looking for an experienced administrator to join our ComplexWound care team for a 6 month Contract.

This is a busy and varied role; You will be providing administration support to the Complex Wound Care Team. You should have excellent communication skills, verbal, listening and written, as you will be liaising with clients, carers, GP's and other professionals with regard to administrative duties.

Excellent organisation skills and the ability to prioritise work are essential, as you will besetting up and maintaining office processes and procedures and managing conflicting deadlines.You must be able to respond to urgent referrals and messages and booking appointments.

Experience of Microsoft Office packages, including Excel, is essential.

Experience of using RiO or other patient information systems would be an advantage, although full training will be given to the successful applicants.

This involves processing referrals to the service ensuring appropriateness and accuracy of information. Ensure that all computer systems and databases are up to date with relevant information. To organise booking of patient appointments into clinics and staff diaries. To send letters to patients and GP's. To co-ordinate Multidisciplinary meetings between a variety of organisations. The post holder will be expected to act as a central point for information and communication for the team., Disability Confident
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Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.