Private Patient Administrator

Job Overview

An exciting part-time opportunity has arisen for a motivated and organised Private Patient Administrator to join the Private Patient Unit at Frimley Park Hospital.

Monday 09:30-17:00 Thursday & Friday 09:00-17:00

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Private Patient Service, ensuring the efficient management of private patient bookings, admissions, appointments, insurance authorisations, and payment processes. Working closely with consultants, patients, insurers, and clinical teams, you will play a key role in delivering a professional, responsive, and high-quality service.

This role requires excellent communication, organisational and IT skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. You will be responsible for maintaining patient records across multiple systems, supporting income-generating activity, and ensuring compliance with Trust standards for data quality, confidentiality, and customer care.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator who enjoys working in a busy environment and is committed to providing outstanding service to patients and colleagues.

Main duties of the job

As a Private Patient Administrator, you will provide a comprehensive administrative service to support the day-to-day operation of the Private Patient Unit. You will be responsible for managing private patient bookings, admissions, outpatient appointments, and associated administrative processes, ensuring a professional and efficient service is delivered at all times.

The role involves liaising with patients, consultants, clinical teams, and insurance companies to coordinate appointments, obtain pre-authorisations, process payments, and maintain accurate patient records. You will use a range of Trust and private patient systems to ensure data is recorded accurately and in line with information governance requirements.

You will be expected to manage a varied workload, respond to patient enquiries, prepare correspondence and admission documentation, support theatre scheduling activities, and help maximise the efficient use of private patient facilities. The successful candidate will contribute to delivering an excellent patient experience while supporting the financial and operational objectives of the Private Patient Service.

The post requires excellent organisational, communication, and IT skills, together with a commitment to providing high standards of customer care and maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Good education to GCSE standard or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Administration/customer service experience

Desirable criteria

• Administration/customer service experience within a healthcare setting

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to plan and carry out work with minimal assistance/supervision
• Excellent Communication Skills

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Hospital Systems EPIC

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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