Woodlands Medical Practice

Reception Manager

The closing date is 12 September 2025

Job summary

Woodlands Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Reception Manager to join our friendly Practice team, working across all areas of the practice.

You will work closely and report to the Practice/Operations Manager. You will be an enthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic individual with a positive can-do attitude who is able to organise and co-ordinate a wide range of tasks often within tight timescales and work well under pressure.

This is an exciting role and time to be joining our expanding team.

Providing dedicated day to day administrative support to Practice/Operations Manager. Also providing regular support to the reception team Ensure all administrative and clerical requirements are provided in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with practice policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the team and carrying out general reception and admin duties such as answer phones, triage accurex, emis, docman tasks, prescription requests, room check, match and allocate lab reports.

Set targets for achievement on reception and administrative work such as telephone answering, document management, etc and work with the management team in managing risk and reward.

Overseeing the administration and support operations of the practice

Line managing all reception-Admin staff

Identifying and delivering team training where required.

Reviewing and updating all administrative and reception policies and procedures as required

Managing all deliveries to the practice, ensuring adherence to the cold chain policy as necessary

Ensure staff are following practice policies, protocols and procedures and where necessary, conduct performance reviews

Manage complaints

To take key responsibility for excellent customer services and ensure excellent patient experience.

Ensure a culture of professionalism is maintained within the practice.

Ensure staff follow the practice code of conduct.

Monitor and promote the Friends and Family Test to gather patient feedback.

Deputize for the Practice-Operations Manager during their absence as required.

Stock check clinical and Admin

Triage Docman emails and letters before sending to the Clinicians

Audit e-RS worklist and complete tasks

Maintain and complete invoices for private work from 3rd parties.

About us

Overview of our organisation Our clinical team comprises of GP partner, 4 salaried GPs, Nurse Associate and Practice Nurse Associate and a PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Excellent supportive admin/reception team

High QOF achievers

We are part of PCN2 which are a large innovative PCN.

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0660-25-0004

Job locations

54 Leopold Road

London

N2 8BG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working as part of the team and carrying out general reception and admin duties such as answer phones, triage accurex, emis, docman tasks, prescription requests, room check, match and allocate lab reports.

Set targets for achievement on reception and administrative work such as telephone answering, document management, etc and work with the management team in managing risk and reward.

Overseeing the administration and support operations of the practice

Line managing all reception-Admin staff

Identifying and delivering team training where required.

Reviewing and updating all administrative and reception policies and procedures as required

Managing all deliveries to the practice, ensuring adherence to the cold chain policy as necessary

Ensure staff are following practice policies, protocols and procedures and where necessary, conduct performance reviews

Manage complaints

To take key responsibility for excellent customer services and ensure excellent patient experience.

Ensure a culture of professionalism is maintained within the practice.

Ensure staff follow the practice code of conduct.

Monitor and promote the Friends and Family Test to gather patient feedback.

Deputize for the Practice-Operations Manager during their absence as required.

Stock check clinical and Admin

Triage Docman emails and letters before sending to the Clinicians

Audit e-RS worklist and complete tasks

    Maintain and complete invoices for private work from 3rd parties.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Working as part of the team and carrying out general reception and admin duties such as answer phones, triage accurex, emis, docman tasks, prescription requests, room check, match and allocate lab reports.

    Set targets for achievement on reception and administrative work such as telephone answering, document management, etc and work with the management team in managing risk and reward.

    Overseeing the administration and support operations of the practice

    Line managing all reception-Admin staff

    Identifying and delivering team training where required.

    Reviewing and updating all administrative and reception policies and procedures as required

    Managing all deliveries to the practice, ensuring adherence to the cold chain policy as necessary

    Ensure staff are following practice policies, protocols and procedures and where necessary, conduct performance reviews

    Manage complaints

    To take key responsibility for excellent customer services and ensure excellent patient experience.

    Ensure a culture of professionalism is maintained within the practice.

    Ensure staff follow the practice code of conduct.

    Monitor and promote the Friends and Family Test to gather patient feedback.

    Deputize for the Practice-Operations Manager during their absence as required.

    Stock check clinical and Admin

    Triage Docman emails and letters before sending to the Clinicians

    Audit e-RS worklist and complete tasks

      Maintain and complete invoices for private work from 3rd parties.

      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • - Customer service
      • - Experience of working in a GP setting
      • -EMIS trained
      • - Administrative experience

      Desirable

      • - Experience of working in GP/Primary care setting
      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • - Customer service
      • - Experience of working in a GP setting
      • -EMIS trained
      • - Administrative experience

      Desirable

      • - Experience of working in GP/Primary care setting

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Woodlands Medical Practice

      Address

      54 Leopold Road

      London

      N2 8BG


      Employer's website

      https://www.woodlandsmedicalpractice.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Woodlands Medical Practice

      Address

      54 Leopold Road

      London

      N2 8BG


      Employer's website

      https://www.woodlandsmedicalpractice.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer contact details

      For questions about the job, contact:

      Operations Manager

      Krishna Durga

      krishna.durga@nhs.net

      02084422339

      Details

      Date posted

      06 August 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £13 an hour

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Part-time

      Reference number

      A0660-25-0004

      Job locations

      54 Leopold Road

      London

      N2 8BG


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