Ashington House Surgery

Patient Services Supervisor/Administrator

The closing date is 30 January 2026

Job summary

Patient Services Supervisor/Administrator

37.5 hours per week.

NHS Pension scheme

Access to employee support.

5 weeks annual leave Pro Rota + statutory bank holidays.

Are you enthusiastic, keen to learn and develop and want to work in a busy but friendly progressive team? We are looking for a new patient services supervisor to offer support to the practice team and its patients. We will offer training to the successful applicant and the opportunity to develop.

Main duties of the job

Work closely with the Practice Manager, Reception Supervisor, and IT lead to ensure the smooth running of the surgery for the benefit of patient care. Ensuring all work undertaken is completed efficiently and professionally with attention to detail.

Annual submissions for the IT toolkit.

Patient communications, ensuring patients are kept updated on a regular basis via our Facebook page/Website/Practice screens.

Complaints management, responding to patient complaints as per the practice policy and procedure.

Attend practice meetings as required. Creating minutes from meetings for distribution.

Health and Safety. Ensuring that the practice is compliant with H&S, including gas safety, PAT testing, EICR.

Infection prevention and Control. Ensuring that the practice is compliant with IPC, ensuring that annual inspections are completed and training is completed as necessary for all staff.

Training. Ensuring that all training required has been arranged and undertaken by staff.

Ensuring that the nurses clinics are correct, amending as required.

Arranging interpreters, specifically for patients with additional needs.

Updating/creating practice policies and procedures, practice protocols and other practice documentation as required.

This role may also involve cover for the Practice Manager during times of absence, therefore strict adherence to confidentiality will be expected.

About us

We are a busy GP Practice in West Swindon, and we can offer a stimulating and welcoming environment whether you wish to develop your skills in this type of work or just be part of a friendly team trying to offer the best care and services to our patients. Your open and approachable manner is most important, and we would ask any applicant to have had at least 12 months experience working with the public, preferably in healthcare and GP surgery environment.

Hours Monday Friday 9am 5.00pm with 30min lunch break. These hours require an element of flexibility to start earlier or finish later if required.

Details

Date posted

07 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3520-26-0000

Job locations

Ashington House Surgery

Ashington Way

Westlea

Swindon

SN5 7XY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Practice Business Manager / Clinical Partner.

Flu vaccination planning and co-ordination, ensuring that vaccines have been ordered for the practice and the federation. Consulting with the pharmacy representatives and Swindon practices. Work alongside the practice team in planning the flu/covid vaccination clinics for both spring and winter vaccinations.

Annual submissions for the IT toolkit. Working with our IT lead to ensure that the submission is reviewed and completed in a timely manner and any requirements to be implemented in the surgery are fed back at weekly ops meetings.

Patient communications, ensuring patients are kept updated on a regular basis via our Facebook page/Website/Practice screens. This will include regular statistics as well as promotional information.

Complaints management, responding to patient complaints as per the practice policy and procedure. Investigating complaints and feeding back, if necessary, in the form of learning events at practice meetings.

Attend practice meetings as required. Creating minutes from meetings for distribution.

Health and Safety. Ensuring that the practice is compliant with H&S, including gas safety, PAT testing, EICR.

Infection prevention and Control. Ensuring that the practice is compliant with IPC, ensuring that annual inspections are completed and training is completed as necessary for all staff.

Training. Ensuring that all training required has been arranged and undertaken by staff, completed training to be updated on the surgery matrix.

Nurse appointments. Ensuring that the nurses clinics are correct, amending as required. Adding nurse clinics to the appointment system on a weekly basis, ensuring that nurses are marked as required for meetings and training.

Arranging interpreters, specifically for patients with additional needs.

Updating/creating practice policies and procedures, practice protocols and other practice documentation as required.

This role may also involve cover for the Practice Manager during times of absence, therefore strict adherence to confidentiality will be expected.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Practice Business Manager / Clinical Partner.

Flu vaccination planning and co-ordination, ensuring that vaccines have been ordered for the practice and the federation. Consulting with the pharmacy representatives and Swindon practices. Work alongside the practice team in planning the flu/covid vaccination clinics for both spring and winter vaccinations.

Annual submissions for the IT toolkit. Working with our IT lead to ensure that the submission is reviewed and completed in a timely manner and any requirements to be implemented in the surgery are fed back at weekly ops meetings.

Patient communications, ensuring patients are kept updated on a regular basis via our Facebook page/Website/Practice screens. This will include regular statistics as well as promotional information.

Complaints management, responding to patient complaints as per the practice policy and procedure. Investigating complaints and feeding back, if necessary, in the form of learning events at practice meetings.

Attend practice meetings as required. Creating minutes from meetings for distribution.

Health and Safety. Ensuring that the practice is compliant with H&S, including gas safety, PAT testing, EICR.

Infection prevention and Control. Ensuring that the practice is compliant with IPC, ensuring that annual inspections are completed and training is completed as necessary for all staff.

Training. Ensuring that all training required has been arranged and undertaken by staff, completed training to be updated on the surgery matrix.

Nurse appointments. Ensuring that the nurses clinics are correct, amending as required. Adding nurse clinics to the appointment system on a weekly basis, ensuring that nurses are marked as required for meetings and training.

Arranging interpreters, specifically for patients with additional needs.

Updating/creating practice policies and procedures, practice protocols and other practice documentation as required.

This role may also involve cover for the Practice Manager during times of absence, therefore strict adherence to confidentiality will be expected.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience.
  • Evidence of working in a busy environment and dealing with members of the public in face-face situations.
  • Experience if working independently with minimal supervision.

Desirable

  • Desirable.
  • Previous work experience in a GP practice.
  • Knowledge of current NHS organisational structures.
  • Knowledge of NHS confidentiality protocols
  • Knowledge of NHS Health and Safety requirements.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to O level, GCSE grade C or above, or equivalent qualifications/experience.

Desirable

  • Formal Supervisory/leadership training.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience.
  • Evidence of working in a busy environment and dealing with members of the public in face-face situations.
  • Experience if working independently with minimal supervision.

Desirable

  • Desirable.
  • Previous work experience in a GP practice.
  • Knowledge of current NHS organisational structures.
  • Knowledge of NHS confidentiality protocols
  • Knowledge of NHS Health and Safety requirements.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to O level, GCSE grade C or above, or equivalent qualifications/experience.

Desirable

  • Formal Supervisory/leadership training.

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

Ashington House Surgery

Address

Ashington House Surgery

Ashington Way

Westlea

Swindon

SN5 7XY


Employer's website

https://www.ashingtonhouse.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashington House Surgery

Address

Ashington House Surgery

Ashington Way

Westlea

Swindon

SN5 7XY


Employer's website

https://www.ashingtonhouse.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Hayley Beresford

hberesford@nhs.net

01793614840

Details

Date posted

07 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3520-26-0000

Job locations

Ashington House Surgery

Ashington Way

Westlea

Swindon

SN5 7XY


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