Overseas and Chargeable Patients Service Coordinator
Job overview
Saint Mary Hospital are look to recruit a Coordinator for the Overseas Visitors and Chargeable Patients Service.
You will be responsible (with support of other Trust staff) for identifying patients who may not be entitled to NHS treatment free at source and ensuring that patients are given the correct information regarding the cost of their treatment.
The post covers all services within Saint Marys Managed Clinic Service and you will work with closely with other teams and patients to establish their entitlement to free NHS care.
You will regularly communicate with patients, trust staff and external stakeholders through regular email and letter writing, face to face, via telephone and video calls, and therefore excellent written and verbal communication skills are fundamental to the succeed in this role role.
High levels of organisation and a keen eye for detail are a essential as you will be responsible for for managing your own case load and maintaining accurate records for overseas patients. In order to undertake your activities, you will access several IT systems including Hive and MS office applications and and must therefore have good standards of IT literacy.
There may be exposure to distressing, emotional situations and whilst you will be supported by the wider team, you will need high levels of resilience and you must be able to investigate and solve problems relating to Overseas Visitors with empathy and a non-judgemental approach.
Main duties of the job
To understand and comply with the Department of Health Overseas Hospital Charging Regulations.
The role involves the assessment of patients and their relatives to establish entitlement to NHS funded care or liable for the costs accrued for accessing care.
The role includes, interviewing patients, gathering copies of documents required to assess entitlement, running reports and maintaining local records in line with Policy. You will be responsible for raising invoices, responding to queries and complaints through email, face to face, letters and phone calls.You will liaise with trust staff and external bodies including the home office and the immigration service to assist with patient assessments.
The post holder will meet regularly with their line manager to discuss cases, review and action reports based evidence available and with Support from your Line manager and the wider team, you will develop and maintain your knowledge around the charging regulations.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria- Good standard of education
- Evidence of continued development
- Customer Service
- Administration qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- MS office experience and skills
- Customer Service
- Working in a challenging environment and conflict resolution
- Working with diverse population
- Overseas guidance and charging regulations
- Previous NHS or other healthcare
- Immigration experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria- Customer service and excellent communication skills
- keen eye for detail
- Diligent
- Well organised and problem solver
- No judgemental and demonstrates confidentiality
- Resilient and emotionally mature