Clayton Brook Surgery

GP Receptionist / Administrator

The closing date is 28 November 2025

Job summary

Clayton Brook Surgery are excited to recruit 2 Receptionist / Administrators to join our expanding team. We would ideally like candidates with experience in working in a GP practice and have a knowledge of our GP Clinical System EMIS Web. You must have excellent customer service skills. The contracted hours will be 1 x Full Time 37.5 hours and 1 x Part Time 20 hours per week. You must be able to work under pressure and be flexible with working hours, as you may be asked to work overtime or vary the hours worked depending on circumstances as they arrive. The successful candidates will be expected to also work at Moss Side Medical Centre in Leyland, therefore candidate mobility is expected.

Main duties of the job

The role of Reception / Administrator is a key role within our practice and we are looking forward to welcoming 2 new members to the team in what is an exciting time in General Practice.

Duties include

  • Opening up/locking up of practice premises and maintaining security in accordance with practice protocols
  • Maintaining and monitoring the practice appointments system
  • Processing personal and telephone requests for appointments, visits and telephone consultations, and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional
  • Processing repeat prescriptions in accordance with practice guidelines
  • Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information and changes in accordance with practice procedures and adding new patients as required
  • Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team member and associated healthcare agencies and providers always checking telephone numbers and addresses at each contact
  • Providing clerical assistance to practice staff as required, including word/data processing, filing, photocopying
  • To have a thorough knowledge of all Practice procedures.
  • Scan letters to patient notes as appropriate
  • Handing completed repeat prescriptions to patient and checking names and address.
  • Be able to cover all reception duties as necessary and covering staff leave
  • Any other tasks allocated by managers
  • Registrations of new patients computer data entry and medical records

About us

Clayton Brook Surgery and Moss Side Medical Centre have a great cohesive team ethic and working environments. We have GP Partners, Salaried GPs, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurse, Nurse Associate, HCAs, Medicines Co-ordinator, a Business Manager, Practice Manager and an Operations Manager and a team of Receptionist / Administrators. We are also Training Practices with our Partners being GP Trainers / Educators.

Details

Date posted

05 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4098-25-0001

Job locations

62 Tunley Holme

Clayton Brook, Bamber Bridge

Preston

Lancashire

PR5 8ES


Moss Side Medical Centre

16 Moss Side Way

Leyland

PR267XL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is to offer general assistance to the practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone

Receive, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way

Facilitate effective communication between patients, members of the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is to offer general assistance to the practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone

Receive, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way

Facilitate effective communication between patients, members of the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Customer service: 1 year (required)
  • Administrative: 1 year (required)

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP practice
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Customer service: 1 year (required)
  • Administrative: 1 year (required)

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP practice

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

Clayton Brook Surgery

Address

62 Tunley Holme

Clayton Brook, Bamber Bridge

Preston

Lancashire

PR5 8ES


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Clayton Brook Surgery

Address

62 Tunley Holme

Clayton Brook, Bamber Bridge

Preston

Lancashire

PR5 8ES


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Hannah McElroy

hannah.mcelroy2@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

05 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4098-25-0001

Job locations

62 Tunley Holme

Clayton Brook, Bamber Bridge

Preston

Lancashire

PR5 8ES


Moss Side Medical Centre

16 Moss Side Way

Leyland

PR267XL


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