Ward Administrator

Ward Administrator | Spire Murrayfield Hospital | Part Time | Permanent

Spire Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh are seeking an experienced administrator to join the team on a part time basis, working 22.5 hours per week. As Ward Administrator, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the ward for patients, visitors and staff.

Duties and responsibilities

These will include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for providing administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the ward for patients, visitors and staff.
• To greet and provide a customer focused, professional and effective service that exceeds expectations to all Patients, Consultants, and Visitors to the hospital
• To deal with all telephone enquiries in an efficient and courteous manner
• To give clear, concise information to all enquiries
• To liaise with Catering Department regarding orders for refreshments by patients and visitors
• To inform insurance companies if extended length of stay is required to keep insurance companies informed of emergency admissions
• Ensure that patient notes are up to date and in correct order and are taken to the appropriate place when a patient episode is complete.
• Ensure that all filing of results and other information is accurately filed in the patient’s notes

Who we're looking for:

• Previous relevant experience in an administrative support role, within a similar industry would be ideal but not essential
• Excellent attention to detail
• Customer Service skills
• Process driven
• Team player
• Computer literate
• Adept at handling various calls on a daily basis
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Reliable and happy to work in different departments as required

Benefits:

• We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (Pro Rata)
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free DBS

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications