You will join a small team, supporting our private IN and Outpatient services.
Book private pt appts, uploading referrals, transcribing orders.
Taking prior payments and obtaining pre-authorisations.
Processing internal Inpatients from NHS to Private.
Ensuring all Inpatients have extended stays cover via insurers/further payment
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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KEY TASKS & Responsibilities :
To provide an efficient Bookings administration service for patients, consultants.
To receive Private Patient Bookings via email and process via internal systems
To produce admission letters and reports using IT and keyboard skills
To be responsible for the booking of private outpatient appointments.
To be responsible for taking payments for admissions and appointments
Inform patients of admission/pre-assessment, appointment dates via telephone
Collating non-complex Treatment Packages for Self- funding patients
Liaise with ward staff to organise maximum and efficient use of bed capacity
To effectively manage the private CT & MRI appt diaries.
To maintain accurate records on EPIC and Compucare and all other internal NHS/private patient system.
To collate and accurately enter and record operating theatre scheduling information on the theatre management system.
To be responsible for ensuring patient confidentiality and security of data in accordance with organisational requirements and the Data Protection Act.
To establish the insurance details of each patient at the time of booking and ascertain pre-authorisation from insurance companies, as required
Obtain Medical Reports for insurance companies to confirm pre-authorisation
To deal with general enquiries, maintaining high standards of customer care and communication, meeting the required customer care initiatives set by the Trust
To carry out general office duties, including
o To plan and organise own load schedule with the use of appropriate planning aids, demonstrating good time management and an ability to cope with the unexpected.
o To obtain and organise information in support of own work activities, maintaining confidentiality in accordance with organisational procedures.
o To maintain the high standards of the department by contributing towards individual and team objectives.
Insurance
To collate information for pre-authorisation from the insurance companies for both In and Outpatients. Liaising directly with the insurance to obtain adequate authorisation.