Medical Administrator

Rising Brook Surgery

The closing date is 07 May 2025

Job summary

Rising Brook Surgery is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the practice as a medical administrators (reception). As a member of frontline staff you will be the first point of contact for our service users and visitors. You will need to be non-judgmental with excellent communication and listening skills.

You must be able to deal objectively and professionally in a calm and approachable manner when liaising with service users, staff, healthcare professionals and outside agencies. Prioritising a busy workload, being a good team player and possessing the ability to deal with a wide range of clerical and administration duties in a busy environment is also required.

This post will require you to be flexible to provide relief cover for the holidays or sickness leave of reception colleagues. Hours to be worked flexibly between 7.45am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, with the addition of 7am and 8pm finishes some evenings and weekend work with flu and covid clinic (seasonal).

Main duties of the job

To ensure the smooth day to day running of the Reception area, ensuring Reception duties are completed efficiently and adhere to the guidelines that are laid down by doctors and management.

To ensure that patients are received assisted and directed appropriately in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way.

Provide general assistance to the practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone.

About us

We are a welcoming, friendly team based in Stafford with approx. 9000 patients registered. Our clinical team consists of 3 GP Partners, 1 Long-term Locum GP, 3 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, 1 Practice Nurse Lead/Advanced Clinical Practitioner, 1 Practice Nurses, 1 Healthcare Assistant and 1 Phlebotomist. We have 2 Practice Managers who work across all of our Practices, 13 Medical Administrators. We are also a training Practice. All of our employees are hard-working and we all strive to deliver excellent patient care at all times.

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0882-25-0003

Job locations

Rising Brook Surgery

Merrey Road

Stafford

ST17 9LY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description outlining Duties and Responsibilities within the General Practice setting

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description outlining Duties and Responsibilities within the General Practice setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in a public reception environment
  • Previous Customer Service experience of dealing with the general public face to face and via telephone
  • IT Literate, previous experience of Microsoft Office software

Desirable

  • Computer qualification (ECDL)
  • Customer Service qualification or equivalent

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense, to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities with the ability to work as part of an integrated, multi-skilled team.
  • Pleasant and articulate with the ability to work under pressure in a rapidly changing environment
  • Reliable and flexible, willing to undertake a variety of duties
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in a public reception environment
  • Previous Customer Service experience of dealing with the general public face to face and via telephone
  • IT Literate, previous experience of Microsoft Office software

Desirable

  • Computer qualification (ECDL)
  • Customer Service qualification or equivalent

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense, to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities with the ability to work as part of an integrated, multi-skilled team.
  • Pleasant and articulate with the ability to work under pressure in a rapidly changing environment
  • Reliable and flexible, willing to undertake a variety of duties

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

Rising Brook Surgery

Address

Rising Brook Surgery

Merrey Road

Stafford

ST17 9LY


Employer's website

https://www.risingbrooksurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Rising Brook Surgery

Address

Rising Brook Surgery

Merrey Road

Stafford

ST17 9LY


Employer's website

https://www.risingbrooksurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager - Operations & HR

Emma Shenton

emmashenton@nhs.net

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0882-25-0003

Job locations

Rising Brook Surgery

Merrey Road

Stafford

ST17 9LY


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