PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY STAFF MANAGEMENT Provide leadership, management and supervision to the patient administration team within the department. Establish robust communication systems with all staff, ensuring that supervisory staff conduct regular, effective team meetings. Lead the recruitment and selection of patient administration staff within the department. Ensure systems are in place for induction and orientation of new staff. Undertake staff appraisals and compile personal development plans in accordance with trust policy. Provide support for staff in undertaking continuing personal development opportunities. Implement Trust Attendance Management policy and maintain records for all staff. Manage staff annual leave, sickness absence, capability and staff grievances with support as required. Ensure that all members of staff work co-operatively with staff within and outside the department to ensure delivery of a high quality service. Take a lead role in reviewing and implementing new systems to ensure that both the clerical team and medical secretariat function effectively and within delegated budgets. Ensure that both an effective working relationship and good communication is maintained between all grades of staff, promoting positive morale within the team through mutual co-operation. Establish and maintain effective training plans to ensure that staff follow correct policy and procedure and respond to developments in the service. Ensure that staff are able to use electronic patient administration systems, providing support where appropriate. Develop effective relations with peers, working in co-operation and contributing to cover arrangements for annual leave, sickness and other absence. SERVICE MANAGEMENT Ensure that the provision of administration/access processes and services are of the highest quality and that they are responsive to the needs of patients, carers and the clinical teams, and that all processes adhere to Trust policy. Take a lead role in soliciting the views of patients, carers and members of the public in respect of the administrative services provided by the department. Ensure that administrative referral booking, sending and reporting processes are administered effectively and that relevant quality standards are correctly measured and monitored; respond to problems and resolve appropriately. Ensure effective systems for monitoring and validating activity are in place. Monitor waiting lists on a weekly basis. Identify and respond appropriately to potential problems and work with other members of the department to ensure patients are seen within agreed local and NHS Plan target times. Ensure the regular validation of reporting lists, following this up with any necessary action, advice, coaching and/or training of staff. The post holder will support their line manager to lead the establishment of new ways of working to improve patient access as directed in the NHS Plan, including the implementation of booking systems. Report to the department progress and achievement, including any areas of concern and an action plan detailing how these will be resolved. Establish effective systems of working with the department core team and with corporate administration and information teams. Lead casenote audit meetings in the department, selecting patient records for audit and reporting any breach of policy with recommendation for action, to the Business Manager. Investigate complaints relating to administration/access issues and implement changes in practice as required. Address the concerns of patients and service users and respond to their suggestions for local quality improvements. Plans rotas and staff cover for one or more teams of staff, including Clerical Officers, Medical Secretaries, Supervisors and Assistant PSCs. This may mean staff movement between hospital sites. Plans and organises service changes within their speciality eg. service reconfiguration organising office and staff movement to a new building and planning the office layout. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Ensure the appropriate recording, monitoring and management of inpatient and outpatient waiting lists, providing regular reports to agreed timescales. Identify and resolve any problems highlighted as a result of the monitoring undertaken. Implementation and monitor systems for timely and accurate collection and recording of patient related data, in conjunction with the department and Corporate Information staff. Identify and resolve any problems highlighted as a result of the monitoring undertaken. Contribute to monthly performance review meetings, providing data for this in a timely manner as requested. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The post holder will support their line manger with the management of staff and non-staffing budgets; ensuring that available resources are deployed efficiently and effectively to support the administrative and operational processes. Establish systems to cover staff annual leave, sickness and vacancies and to reduce expenditure, contributing to the department financial plan. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES All employees must maintain strict confidentiality in respect of patient and staff records. Comply with the requirements of the Caldicott Report, the Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records Act., Mental Health Act and subsequent legislation issued in relation to confidential data. Ensure all staff practice in accordance with these guidelines. Maintain a safe working environment, complying with Health and Safety policies and regulations. Undertake and facilitate risk assessments as required, take any corrective action required and record any untoward risk incidents in accordance with trust procedures. Provide operational patient administration/access support and advice to other members of the CSU as required. Support and assist the Business Manager with other projects and responsibilities as required.