St Luke’s Surgery

Practice Receptionist

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Job summary

St Luke's Surgery is an inner city Surgery looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the practice as a receptionist/admin person.

You will be required to deliver a friendly, efficient service and create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all patients, with the key aim of retaining and attracting new patients. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who has good communication and organisational skills and works efficiently under pressure.

You will be required to work as part of a team or as an individual. A positive attitude is required as is being motivated, compassionate flexible and enthusiastic. Previous General Practice experience and audio typing is desirable, but all applicants are welcome. Good IT / keyboard skills are essential. The post involves working each day covering mornings, afternoon, and evenings on a rota over four or five days.

Main duties of the job

Duties include making appointments, dealing with enquiries from patients & health professionals. Administration tasks to include typing, document scanning & data entry.

  • Have a thorough approach to work
  • Work to deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Flexible & ability to work efficiently under pressure
  • Administer all bookings, cancellations & no-shows, in line with policies
  • Deliver excellent patient service
  • Fulfil all reasonable requests from patients to ensure their satisfaction & safety
  • Deal with all enquiries in a professional & courteous manner, in person, online, on the telephone
  • Keep up to date with current protocols & to provide up to date information to patients
  • Always adhere to all surgery policies & procedures
  • Provide reports, as required, for other staff & management
  • Carry out instructions given by the Practice Manager & Practice GP's
  • Be involved & contribute towards the team
  • Assist in keeping the reception area clean & tidy, at all times

About us

St Luke's Surgery is a well-established inner city practice with a patient list size of approximately 5000.

Our second CQC inspection in 2019 rating was good.

  • Friendly management and reception staff.
  • System used EMIS Web.
  • Two partner GPs, with 2 additional longterm locum GP's
  • Health care assistant with range of skills currently well supported by our Practice Nurse
  • Part of Nottingham City CCG/ PCN and members of Nottingham City GP Alliance.
  • Work Collaboratively with the other GP Practice within Radford Health Centre.

Details

Date posted

28 June 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1908-24-0001

Job locations

Radford Health Centre

Ilkeston Road

Nottingham

NG7 3GW


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Answering telephone calls and dealing with face to face enquiries.
  • Politely greeting patients and visitors to the centre.
  • Explaining the practice procedures to new patients.
  • Dealing with all requests in an efficient and courteous manner.
  • Opening post and forwarding it onto the relevant parties.
  • In charge of the doctors diary.
  • Writing letters and correspondence on behalf of the surgery and medical staff.
  • Scheduling appointments for patients.
  • Updating the surgeries computer system with appointments and personal details.
  • Maintaining a clean reception area to show a professional image.
  • Arranging for clinical nurses to check a patients blood pressure, height and weight.
  • Making sure that the appointments system runs smoothly.
  • Receiving urine and blood samples and sending them off to hospital laboratories.
  • Screening enquiries for the doctors and medical staff.
  • Registering new patients at the surgery.
  • Checking patients in and out.
  • Accurately collecting information and personal details about patients.
  • Arranging any necessary follow up appointments for patients with hospitals or with other healthcare professionals.
  • Ensuring that all medical samples are correctly labelled.
  • Filing away the results of tests.
  • Liaising with couriers and delivery companies.
  • Arranging prescriptions for patients.
  • Making sure that the medical consulting rooms and surgery is fully stocked with essential supplies.
  • Organising meeting between the practise staff and senior managers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Answering telephone calls and dealing with face to face enquiries.
  • Politely greeting patients and visitors to the centre.
  • Explaining the practice procedures to new patients.
  • Dealing with all requests in an efficient and courteous manner.
  • Opening post and forwarding it onto the relevant parties.
  • In charge of the doctors diary.
  • Writing letters and correspondence on behalf of the surgery and medical staff.
  • Scheduling appointments for patients.
  • Updating the surgeries computer system with appointments and personal details.
  • Maintaining a clean reception area to show a professional image.
  • Arranging for clinical nurses to check a patients blood pressure, height and weight.
  • Making sure that the appointments system runs smoothly.
  • Receiving urine and blood samples and sending them off to hospital laboratories.
  • Screening enquiries for the doctors and medical staff.
  • Registering new patients at the surgery.
  • Checking patients in and out.
  • Accurately collecting information and personal details about patients.
  • Arranging any necessary follow up appointments for patients with hospitals or with other healthcare professionals.
  • Ensuring that all medical samples are correctly labelled.
  • Filing away the results of tests.
  • Liaising with couriers and delivery companies.
  • Arranging prescriptions for patients.
  • Making sure that the medical consulting rooms and surgery is fully stocked with essential supplies.
  • Organising meeting between the practise staff and senior managers.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment
  • Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload and to work to deadlines
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Flexible working attitude
  • Good telephone manner
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Problem Solving
  • Good interpersonal skills

Training

Essential

  • Evidence of recent personal development
  • Willingness to undertake training when required.

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English (or equivalent), Grade C or above
  • Good standard of general education
  • IT and Keyboard skills

Desirable

  • ECDL, Clait or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Working experience in customer service
  • Familiar with following procedures and
  • Able to manage challenging situations and deal with conflict
  • Working to deadlines
  • Good communication skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working on a patient reception

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act

Desirable

  • Practical experience of computerised recording systems
  • DBS clearance
Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment
  • Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload and to work to deadlines
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Flexible working attitude
  • Good telephone manner
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Problem Solving
  • Good interpersonal skills

Training

Essential

  • Evidence of recent personal development
  • Willingness to undertake training when required.

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English (or equivalent), Grade C or above
  • Good standard of general education
  • IT and Keyboard skills

Desirable

  • ECDL, Clait or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Working experience in customer service
  • Familiar with following procedures and
  • Able to manage challenging situations and deal with conflict
  • Working to deadlines
  • Good communication skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working on a patient reception

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act

Desirable

  • Practical experience of computerised recording systems
  • DBS clearance

Employer details

Employer name

St Luke’s Surgery

Address

Radford Health Centre

Ilkeston Road

Nottingham

NG7 3GW


Employer's website

https://www.stlukessurgery-nottingham.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St Luke’s Surgery

Address

Radford Health Centre

Ilkeston Road

Nottingham

NG7 3GW


Employer's website

https://www.stlukessurgery-nottingham.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Nicola Turner

nicola.turner22@nhs.net

01158834125

Details

Date posted

28 June 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1908-24-0001

Job locations

Radford Health Centre

Ilkeston Road

Nottingham

NG7 3GW


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