GP Receptionist

Job summary

The Chislehurst Medical Partnership consists of two busy doctor's surgeries based in the heart of Chislehurst. We are looking to recruit a part-time care navigator to join our existing friendly, hardworking team.

We have recently reviewed the role of our receptionists and think that job title 'Care navigator' more appropriately reflects the scope of the role.

This is a part time position for the below hours and days based at our Chislehurst site:

Monday 1pm - 6.30pm

Wednesday 12.30pm - 6.30pm

Friday 8am - 2pm

We are looking for this role to start as soon as reasonably possible.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates will be subject to a second stage interview in the form of a trial shift before an offer is made.

We are looking for someone who is motivated to provide the best service and;

• Recognises the importance of patient services and value every patient and their needs.
• Is positive about developing their own skills and abilities throughout the entire duration of their career.
• Committed to working together with the whole practice team to achieve the desired outcomes.

• Who will reflect upon their own performance, accept feedback and engage in development.

Main duties of the job

• To manage the flow of patients arriving at the reception desk, for appointments, prescriptions or queries.

  Taking calls from patients and discussing symptoms to triage their medical needs, actively signposting patients to the most appropriate service.

  Receive and make telephone calls as required. Divert calls and take messages, ensuring accuracy of detail and prompt appropriate delivery.

  Making appointments on EMIS, by processing appointment requests for today, future appointments from patients.

  Dealing with patient enquiries efficiently and courteously.

  Provide administrative support to clinical team/practice team via tasks.

  Receiving specimens from patients.

  Keeping reception and working areas tidy, ensuring prescription paper is distributed to rooms as necessary daily and locking this away again at night.

  Regularly checking the reception email inbox

  Taking requests for home visits and ensure they are recorded and processed correctly.

  To offer general assistance to colleagues/practice team, communicating with the clinical team to complete requests and resolve problems.

  Maintain and manage patient records ensuring information is accurate.

  Safeguard patient privacy and confidentiality.

  Providing holiday and sickness cover.

  Open/close the practice as and when necessary ensuring the premises are prepared in readiness for the morning session.

  Anything else that is custom and practice to enable the smooth running of the Practice.

About us

Chislehurst Medical Practice is part of the newly formed Chislehurst Partnership created in July 2022 with the merger of The Woodlands Practice and Chislehurst Medical Practice. Both are high performing, well established GP practices in Chislehurst who are passionate about providing a friendly, supportive and caring medical service to our population. The Practices hope to move to a purpose-built medical centre in the future but for the time being are operating from two premises.

We have a combined patient list size of circa 25,000. We are a 9 Partner partnership with a team of Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and a Nursing team. Our staff are friendly and hard-working and together we provide a high level of care to the local community. We are a well organised, progressive, forward-thinking Partnership. We are part of the Mottingham, Downham & Chislehurst (MDC) Primary Care Network and share across our practices a wide range of additional roles including, Clinical pharmacists, Physicians associates, Social Prescribers, a Mental Health Practitioner and Paramedic.