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Medical Administrator

Rochdale Health Alliance

Rochdale, OL11 1DNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£12.71

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

4 October 2026

4 days left

Job description

The post-holder will work within the Enhanced Access Team ensuring the provision of high-quality customer focussed medical administration to the prima...

To administrate the referrals directed by GPs and

clinicians working in the service.

To assist

with monitoring and reporting on workload for all clinical sessions to support

service reporting requirements and inform future delivery and planning.

identify and report operational risks to service delivery in accordance with

the Organisational Risk Management Policy to minimise risk and to share

learning.

liaise with Service Manager to ensure gaps in the service are addressed.

Provide full medical administration support

for the access service.

Ensuring that all referrals completed comply

to strict governance, documentation and are safety netted.

Supporting GPs and clinicians working on the

Access Service in the correct administration and path of their referral to

ensure effective communication with secondary care.

To compile letters as directed by GPs and

clinicians within the Access Service to support patients medical referrals.

To have knowledge of the referral pathway and

secondary care provision.

To provide support when needed to the operations

of the Access Service

To give required detailed reports of medical

referrals to the Service Manager and Head of Operations when required

Responding to queries and giving informed support

to GP Practice staff regarding the Access Service.

Be familiar with Electronic Referral System

and management.

Rochdale Health Alliance is a GP Federation operating within Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale. We provide a range of clinical services across the borough and also manage GP practices within Rochdale and Bolton.

We operate a hybrid working model, so part of your working week will be spent working from home.

We are a friendly, supportive organisation that values people's contributions, diversity and have a range of family friendly policies to support staff.

See additinal information in the Working for Us document

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Excellent IT skills including MS Office packages
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Awareness for the need for confidentiality and compassion
  • Understanding of equality, diversity, and confidentiality in a healthcare setting.
  • Excellent customer service experience including handling queries, complaints, and sensitive information
  • Experience of team working to achieve deadlines and objectives
  • Experience of taking responsibility for managing workload and meeting deadlines
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and maintain a customer-service focus.

Desirable: - Negotiation and influencing skills

Personal Attributes, Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Ability to produce creative solutions to issues
  • Being able to work with our corporate values
  • Reliability, approachability, flexibility
  • To be able to work as part of a team
  • Always aiming for excellence and continuous improvement
  • Awareness of the importance of confidentiality

Qualifications

Essential: - Educated to GCSE standard grade 4 & above including Maths and English (or equivalent); - Evidence of and commitment to personal and professional development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with GP IT clinical systems, such as EMIS
  • Able to demonstrate effective partnership/team working
  • Information Governance understanding and awareness

Desirable: - Clinical governance understanding and awareness; - Experience in a role working or liaising with clinicians; - Medical Referral experience

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

21 September 2026

Last checked

23 September 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

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Rochdale Health Alliance

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