Discharge Administrator SC6

Job Category : Admin / Clerical.
Location : Homerton Hospital, Hackney Council.
Hours Per Week : 36.00.
Start Date : 18/02/2021.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Salary : £15.74.

Enhanced DBS & barred list check (Child & adult)

The role is to provide close administrative support to the Integrated Discharge Service (IDS), ensuring all patients have a timely and safe discharge plan and to manage any issues relating to the smooth performance of the admin function. The role will involve routine working on site at the Homerton University Hospital and occasional working from home.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

1. Manage the service inbox, receiving, sorting and distributing incoming mail to the
   relevant professionals and teams.
2. Review referrals, ensuring all relevant information has been completed. Allocate all
   complete referrals to the relevant professionals and chase up missing information.
3. Update shared drives with Hospital Discharge Single Point of Access (DSPA) referrals
   and the current discharge referral list.
4. Ensure referral information is complete before allocating them and take responsibility for
   chasing up incomplete information on behalf of the team.
5. Extract information from documents to update spreadsheets and case management
   databases as appropriate.
6. Record and upload CCG panel documents on email and to case management
   databases. Complete end/suspension of services using the local IT system.
7. Check the patient record database on behalf of social workers and members of the
   multidisciplinary team .
8. Maintain the staff contact list and a daily record of staff attendance and their
   whereabouts and share this with relevant partners.

Knowledge and experience of Adult Social Care

1. Experience working in adult social care or a hospital setting
2. Knowledge of the function of hospital discharge services and the role played in the
   effective management of in-patient services.

Delivery and decision making

1. Experience of managing initiatives and supporting projects within time and to agreed
   outcomes.
2. Experience of assessing routine problems and providing effective solutions