AO Medical Administrator

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• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Beachley Barracks, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 7YG

About the job

Job summary

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.

Do you have excellent communication and organisational skills? Are you a team worker with the ability to use your own initiative? If the answer is yes, then we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated AO Administrative Officer to join our encouraging and welcoming team of dedicated military and civilian healthcare professionals and administrative staff working at Beachley Barracks, Chepstow.

The vacant post is a full-time position working 37 hours per week. Part-time candidates will be considered but due to service delivery requirements it must be on a job share basis as full-time hours need to be covered.

Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions. 

Job description

The Practice Medical Administrator will work to the Practice Manager as part of a small team providing Primary Healthcare. They will have delegated responsibility for the efficient administration of Chepstow Medical Centre.

The duties will include creating daily clinics on Defence Medical Information Capability Program (DMICP), booking patients in at reception, maintenance and administration of electronic medical records, typing, filing and patient liaison. 

Person specification

The duties and responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to: 

• Maintenance of the practice clinic diary including loading clinics onto Medical Information Technology (IT) System.
• Receiving and booking appointments
• Administering duties for medical IT systems including creating accounts for locums and new staff.
• Registering ‘new arrivals’ at the centre, and ensuring new arrival appointments are made.

For further details, please see the attached Terms of Reference.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Changing and Improving
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £26,235, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,600 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• 25 days holiday a year, growing one day a year to 30 days after five years
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Free Parking.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Molly Acton
• Email : Molly.Acton102@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please see Further Information document.

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