Sonning Common Health Centre

Reception Manager

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Reception Manager to join our friendly practice team. We seek a very organised individual with excellent communication, customer service and team management skills who enjoys working in a busy environment.

The Reception Manager role supports the smooth running of a team of receptionists and manages the reception function internally to enable the team to provide an efficient, helpful service to our patients, health partners and other key organisations.

Main duties of the job

As Reception Manager you will also be responsible for the clinical diary. Duties include creating diary templates and diary management tasks to ensure clinical appointments are uploaded to our clinical system, EMIS Web.

The vacancy is for 25 to 35 hours per week. The role does involve some receptionist shifts and so previous receptionist experience is desirable.

About us

We are a high achieving 4 GP partner GMS practice serving a population of almost 10,000 patients. We are a well-established training and part dispensing semi-rural practice.

Details

Date posted

10 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1435-23-0003

Job locations

39 Wood Lane

Sonning Common

Reading

RG4 9SW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities include:

Telephones and IT

Appointments, operational and reception function duties

Team and HR management

Receptionist duties

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities include:

Telephones and IT

Appointments, operational and reception function duties

Team and HR management

Receptionist duties

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education
  • GCSE English & Maths - grades A to C (or equivalent to GCSE)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of people management and general management experience
  • Experience of training other staff
  • Experience of using own initiative
  • Practical experience of working with others
  • Experience of customer service & working with the public
  • Practical experience of computerised record systems

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a General Practice reception
  • Experience of performance management

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent IT skills
  • Excellent communication skills - written and oral
  • Excellent team management and team working skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Good problem solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education
  • GCSE English & Maths - grades A to C (or equivalent to GCSE)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of people management and general management experience
  • Experience of training other staff
  • Experience of using own initiative
  • Practical experience of working with others
  • Experience of customer service & working with the public
  • Practical experience of computerised record systems

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a General Practice reception
  • Experience of performance management

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent IT skills
  • Excellent communication skills - written and oral
  • Excellent team management and team working skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Good problem solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail

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

Sonning Common Health Centre

Address

39 Wood Lane

Sonning Common

Reading

RG4 9SW


Employer's website

https://www.sonningcommonhealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sonning Common Health Centre

Address

39 Wood Lane

Sonning Common

Reading

RG4 9SW


Employer's website

https://www.sonningcommonhealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Andrea Tsoi

andrea.tsoi@nhs.net

01189722188

Details

Date posted

10 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1435-23-0003

Job locations

39 Wood Lane

Sonning Common

Reading

RG4 9SW


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