Administrator - Prison Healthcare Bishopbriggs, Scotland
Job description
Prison Healthcare provision is based around a model of care specifically aimed at delivering primary care, mental health and addiction services. The role of the administrator is to support professional healthcare staff within the Health Centre establishment in line with NHS policy and guidance. The role involves providing a service to support the qualified staff to deliver an effective service for patients. The key function of the role is to deliver administration support within the Health Centre. Prison Healthcare service provides a full range of clinical services and interventions to meet prisoner healthcare needs during their stay in Prison. Administration support also encompasses setting up arrangements for their liberation, which compliment and integrate with other services and agencies within the prison establishment and the community. The overall aim of the service is to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of prisoners. The post holder will work with minimal supervision although guidance and assistance is available from line manager on a daily basis. Administration tasks are delegated to administrator from members of the Health Care Team. The post holder will follows a daily routine and desk top instructions for the tasks to be undertaken as required. The nature of the work may be routine or non-routine. Main Duties: • To receive clients and members of the public in a polite and helpful way and ensure they are dealt with appropriately and efficiently in terms of reception, respecting confidentiality at all times. • To sort and handle internal/external mail and deliveries as appropriate. • Maintaining and update computerised and manual systems. • Accurate inputting of clinical data which may include outcome of attendance and onward referral. • Maintain an efficient and effective filing system which may include retrieval of files from offsite storage, and/or files from other NHS departments, OFFICIAL Revised 24 May 2021 OFFICIAL Page 5 of 7 complying with the Data Protection Act. • Typing of letters, correspondence and other documents when required. • Operation of all office systems and machinery (see Systems and Equipment Section). • Adhere to and comply with, Quality Assurance Guidelines, Policies and Procedures, e.g. Health and Safety. • Undertake training as required. • Provide cross cover, if required, in line with duties above. • To provide an efficient, confidential administrative service to the Health Centre staff to ensure efficiency • Deal with telephone calls and face to face enquiries from staff groups, General Practitioners, Hospital staff, solicitors, patient’s relatives, and statutory and voluntary agencies to provide information • Direct, prioritise and answer enquires as appropriate and seek advice when required • Be present at departmental meetings taking notes, minutes and assisting in preparation of meetings. • Ensure systems and processes are in place to provide efficient maintenance of health care records for prisoners past and present. • Develop and maintain waiting lists for all specialists clinics e.g. dentist, optician, podiatrist, and BBV/ Sexual Health Services. Liaise with specialists to arrange clinic dates. • Lists for clinics and operational staff to be compiled daily to ensure patients are available when required at Health Centre. Assemble medical records, clinic lists and outcome sheets for clinics. • Arrange planned hospital appointments for patients and log in appointment diary. Liaise with medical and nursing staff, outside hospitals and SPS staff to organise hospital appointments to comply with escorting contract. • Liaise with Clinical Manager regarding any special instructions e.g. fasting. Systems: Internet SharePoint Microsoft Office Packages ( Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Excel ) Manual Health Care Records System SPIN (Scottish Prison Information Network) Vision (computerised medical records) Excel statistic workbooks E learning to complete mandatory training. Community Health Index (CHI) E-Mail and Intranet Filing System Alarm systems. Decisions and Judgement: The post holder must exercise discretion and be fully aware of the need for confidentiality. Prioritising daily workload based on scheduling constraints Communications and Relationships: Communicates with health care professionals, external agencies e.g. Solicitors, patient relatives and prisoners, Drug teams, Prison staff, Managers Governors, relatives both verbally and in writing regarding all aspects of health care. Handling and screening highly confidential patient information. Communications with hospital staff across various Health Boards to ensure patient appointment are arranged. The post holder will be expected to make decisions on a daily basis to help ensure the smooth running of the health centre. Demands of the Job: Physical skills Keyboard skills requiring a high degree of concentration, speed and accuracy Physical Demands 70% of work is computer based therefore sitting in a restricted position for this proportion of duties Manual Handling of medical records on a daily basis Mental Demands Concentration required through interruptions when transcribing audio tapes/written notes, filing and dealing with enquiries. Organising and managing time effectively to meet required timescales Ability to respond to priority and unforeseen occurrences. Emotional Demands Exposure to sensitive/disturbing clinical information on a frequent basis Dealing with telephone calls distressed relatives and demanding operational staff on a daily basis Working Conditions The health Centre is sited in a locked area within the prison. The post holder must be fully compliant with security procedures and has a responsibility to carry keys and a personal alarm at all times. Travel between prison sites may be required Most Challenging Parts of the Job: The ability to prioritise/complete demands from team members and deliver quality work within tight guidelines Frequently dealing with telephone calls from distressed relatives sensitively and in an objective, non judgemental and professional manner. Frequently dealing with Procurator Fiscal Office, Solicitors and Police were assertive skills and legal advice may have to be sought from senior managers before releasing information.
Informal Contact: Marie Higgins. Administration Manager Prison Healthcare, Tel No: 0141 770 2055
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