Private Care Billing Officer

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work at the Royal Marsden Hospital to work within the Private Care Billing Team. The successful candidate should ideally have previous experience working within a private care environment.

They should have a flexible approach to their duties and the ability to work both as part of the team as well as independently. In addition, you will have excellent communication, administrative and IT skills and be supportive and open to new initiatives.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

The role will support the Billing Team Leader and Billing Manager to ensure that all hospital chargeable private patient activity is billed accurately, on time and in line with the targets set by the Private Patient Directorate.

The post-holder will ensure that all patient / treatment activity is appropriately recorded on the electronic patient record, authorised by the patient’s sponsor and invoiced in line with the tariffs applicable to each of the private care sponsor contractual agreements.

The post-holder will complete their duties & responsibilities in line with the standard operating procedures.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services.

We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance.

We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specificatiom

Check and reconcile all business reports against associated electronic patient records (EPR). Update the Private Care billing computerised system (Compucare) when needed.

To print, post and send out invoices for companies who do not use EDI on a daily basis.

Ensure that all other chargeable items which are not identified on the system business reports (PPBA, PP  etc) are billed (e.g. packages relating to transplants or 3rd party invoices). Ensure radiotherapy is manually invoiced accurately and in a timely manner for both Chelsea and Sutton sites on a weekly basis.

• Minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English Language
• Intermediate level user of Microsoft Office to include Word and Excel.
• AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology

• Billing experience raising and coding external invoices.
• Working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Working without close supervision.
• Office-based experience.
• Proven ability to work to strict deadlines.
• Proven experience in service improvement and development.

• Keyboard skills and computer literacy (including knowledge of MS office packages)
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data and make informed decisions.
• Ability to work…