Receptionist - Stourport Medical Centre

Wyre Forest Health Partnership

The closing date is 05 May 2025

Job summary

Stourport Medical Centre are looking for a receptionist to join their team for 37 hours per week (part time hours will be considered). The successful candidate be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administrative duties which include registering patients, booking appointments, ensuring all information is managed correctly, filed and followed up accordingly. To act as the focal point of contact and be responsible for the dissemination of information, messages and enquiries for the medical team, liaising with multidisciplinary team members, and other health professionals within the practice.

Wyre Forest partnership are passionate about providing our patients with a first class service.

We are looking for a person who is:

  • Educated to a good level of education in Mathematics and English language.
  • Experience of working in a customer focussed role would be advantageous.
  • Has excellent communication skills and is able to learn computer software packages.

Main duties of the job

  • Ensure that all patients and visitors at reception and telephone callers to the practice are greeting professionally and politely.
  • Answer all incoming phone calls from patients and other healthcare. Professionals. Divert them as appropriate and/or take messages.
  • Deal with administrative queries and requests from patients and act as liaison with the clinicians as necessary.
  • Make/cancel/rearrange appointments via the clinical system.
  • Support and assist clinicians as required.
  • Deal with requests and completed medical reports. Including the receipts of fees for such reports.
  • Keeping tidy the workspace and waiting area.
  • Open premises of a morning; set the alarm and lock premises of a night time.

About us

Wyre Forest Health Partnership: One successful and ambitious health partnership working at scale together to provide high quality innovative patient care, delivered by a valued and respected team

WFHP has been operating since December 2014 as a single Partnership, operating out of 5 surgeries, 3 are purpose built. We operate at scale and are at the forefront of primary care delivery in how we organise ourselves, having management and leverage for a large number of primary care employees (c250 people & c50 GPs). We also look after c 72 000 patients. We have a very strong quality improvement ethic, and are always looking to improve.

WFHP is working towards the NHS goals to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. We actively encourage new staff to take an interest in this and build sustainable practice into their roles.

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.45 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A3309-25-0019

Job locations

Stourport Medical Centre

Dunley Road

Stourport-on-severn

Worcestershire

DY13 0AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Ensure that all patients and visitors at reception and telephone callers to the practice are greeting professionally and politely.
  • Answer all incoming phone calls from patients and other healthcare. Professionals. Divert them as appropriate and/or take messages.
  • Deal with administrative queries and requests from patients and act as liaison with the clinicians as necessary.
  • Make/cancel/rearrange appointments via the clinical system.
  • Support and assist clinicians as required.
  • Deal with requests and completed medical reports. Including the receipts of fees for such reports.
  • Keeping tidy the workspace and waiting area.
  • Open premises of a morning; set the alarm and lock premises of a night time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Ensure that all patients and visitors at reception and telephone callers to the practice are greeting professionally and politely.
  • Answer all incoming phone calls from patients and other healthcare. Professionals. Divert them as appropriate and/or take messages.
  • Deal with administrative queries and requests from patients and act as liaison with the clinicians as necessary.
  • Make/cancel/rearrange appointments via the clinical system.
  • Support and assist clinicians as required.
  • Deal with requests and completed medical reports. Including the receipts of fees for such reports.
  • Keeping tidy the workspace and waiting area.
  • Open premises of a morning; set the alarm and lock premises of a night time.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to handle patient inquiries with empathy and discretion.
  • Professional and friendly telephone manner.

Desirable

  • Understanding of patient confidentiality and GDPR regulations.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent), including Maths and English.

Desirable

  • IT qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experiance working with IT systems (Microsoft Office)
  • Able to work in a logical, orderly, and methodical manner with attention to detail.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Previous experience in a receptionist, administrative, or customer service role.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within a similar role in GP Surgery/ Primary Care setting.
  • Experience of using EMIS patient records system and software.
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to handle patient inquiries with empathy and discretion.
  • Professional and friendly telephone manner.

Desirable

  • Understanding of patient confidentiality and GDPR regulations.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent), including Maths and English.

Desirable

  • IT qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experiance working with IT systems (Microsoft Office)
  • Able to work in a logical, orderly, and methodical manner with attention to detail.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Previous experience in a receptionist, administrative, or customer service role.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within a similar role in GP Surgery/ Primary Care setting.
  • Experience of using EMIS patient records system and software.

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

Wyre Forest Health Partnership

Address

Stourport Medical Centre

Dunley Road

Stourport-on-severn

Worcestershire

DY13 0AA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Wyre Forest Health Partnership

Address

Stourport Medical Centre

Dunley Road

Stourport-on-severn

Worcestershire

DY13 0AA


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Site Manager

Donna Davies

donna.davies12@nhs.net

01299872863

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.45 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A3309-25-0019

Job locations

Stourport Medical Centre

Dunley Road

Stourport-on-severn

Worcestershire

DY13 0AA


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