Receptionist/Administrator

Core Care Links Ltd

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Job summary

To be responsible for undertaking a wide range of reception and administrative duties and the provision of general support to the multidisciplinary team. Duties can include but are not limited to, greeting and directing patients, booking appointments, processing of information (electronic and hard copy) including repeat prescription requests, patient registrations, patient appointment letters and assisting patients as required. To act as the central point of contact for patients, the distribution of information, messages and enquiries for the clinical team, liaising with multidisciplinary team members and external agencies such as secondary care and community service providers.

Main duties of the job

Make new and follow-up appointments and triage bookings to ensure patients needs are met at their first contact

Process personal, telephone and e-requests for appointments

Receive and make telephone calls as required. Divert calls and take messages, ensuring accuracy of detail and prompt appropriate delivery to ensure effective communication and elimination of errors. Ensure all messages taken relating to patients are passed to the relevant clinician promptly

Where appropriate, and following the practices protocol, navigate patients to alternative service providers

Process incoming and outgoing mail

Initiate contact with and respond to requests from patients, team members and external agencies

Process referrals to external agencies such as secondary care using the electronic referral system (ERS)

Action GP2GP tasks

Code data on SystmOne

Photocopy documentation as required

Data entry of new and temporary registrations and relevant patient information as required

IInput data into the patients healthcare records as necessary

Scan patient related documentation and attach scanned documents to patients healthcare records

Process requests for information i.e. SAR, insurance/solicitors letters and DVLA forms to the administrative team

Manage all queries (including administrative queries) as necessary in an efficient manner

Support all clinical staff with general tasks as requested

About us

Our medical practice provides primary care services to people in our area.

Core Care Family PracticeCromwell Primary Care CentreCromwell RoadGrimsbyDN31 2BH

Phone: 01472 255600

Opening times: Monday Friday 8am - 6:30pm

Closed on Bank Holidays

Services

  • Asthma & COPD Clinics
  • Baby Immunisations
  • Flu Clinics
  • Minor Surgery
  • Routine and Urgent appointments
  • Smears
  • Cholesterol Checks
  • Diabetes Clinics
  • Medication and Annual Reviews
  • NHS Health Checks
  • Contraception
  • Smoking Advice

Date posted

08 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.42 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0437-23-0000

Job locations

Raj Medical Centre

Laceby Road

Grimsby

DN34 5LP


Cromwell Primary Care Centre

Cromwell Road

Grimsby

DN31 2BH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see full Job description attached.

1. Make new and follow-up appointments and triage bookings to ensure patients needs are met

2. Where appropriate, and following the practices protocol, navigate patients to alternative service providers

3. Following the practices protocol, take contact and brief medical details from patients who request a GP appointment and book in agreement with the patients preferences

4. Using judgement and communication skills ensure that patients with no prior appointment but who need urgent consultation are seen in a logical and non-disruptive manner in order to ensure patients immediate health needs are met

5. Provide GPs and nurses with relevant surgery and visit information

6. Explain the registration process and formal requirements to new patients and those seeking temporary cover.

7. Ensure procedures, including accurate completion of new patient forms, are completed in order to ensure new patients are fully informed and registered properly

8. Receive and make telephone calls as required. Divert calls and take messages, ensuring accuracy of detail and prompt appropriate delivery to ensure effective communication and elimination of errors. Ensure all messages taken relating to patients are passed to the relevant clinician promptly

9. Record and receipt patient comments, complaints and suggestions in line with the practices complaints procedure

10. Enter requests for home visits into the appropriate slot on SystmOne, ensuring careful recording of all relevant details and provide paperwork as required to GPs in time for them to carry out their home visits

11. Advise patients of relevant charges for private (non NHS) services, accept payment and issue receipts for same in order to ensure the practice receives appropriate payments

12. Enter patient information on to the clinical IT system in accordance with practice guidelines as required, including promptly marking-in patients who have arrived for appointments to ensure clinicians are aware that patients have arrived

13. Retrieve and re-file patients paper records as required, ensuring strict alphabetical order is adhered to so that notes can be quickly found

14. Ensure patients paper records are kept in good repair with all necessary information on the outside cover clearly visible so that records are clearly identifiable

15. Ensure patient confidentiality is maintained and recognise risks of breach

16. On doctors directions, book ambulances in line with agreed ambulance service guidelines

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see full Job description attached.

1. Make new and follow-up appointments and triage bookings to ensure patients needs are met

2. Where appropriate, and following the practices protocol, navigate patients to alternative service providers

3. Following the practices protocol, take contact and brief medical details from patients who request a GP appointment and book in agreement with the patients preferences

4. Using judgement and communication skills ensure that patients with no prior appointment but who need urgent consultation are seen in a logical and non-disruptive manner in order to ensure patients immediate health needs are met

5. Provide GPs and nurses with relevant surgery and visit information

6. Explain the registration process and formal requirements to new patients and those seeking temporary cover.

7. Ensure procedures, including accurate completion of new patient forms, are completed in order to ensure new patients are fully informed and registered properly

8. Receive and make telephone calls as required. Divert calls and take messages, ensuring accuracy of detail and prompt appropriate delivery to ensure effective communication and elimination of errors. Ensure all messages taken relating to patients are passed to the relevant clinician promptly

9. Record and receipt patient comments, complaints and suggestions in line with the practices complaints procedure

10. Enter requests for home visits into the appropriate slot on SystmOne, ensuring careful recording of all relevant details and provide paperwork as required to GPs in time for them to carry out their home visits

11. Advise patients of relevant charges for private (non NHS) services, accept payment and issue receipts for same in order to ensure the practice receives appropriate payments

12. Enter patient information on to the clinical IT system in accordance with practice guidelines as required, including promptly marking-in patients who have arrived for appointments to ensure clinicians are aware that patients have arrived

13. Retrieve and re-file patients paper records as required, ensuring strict alphabetical order is adhered to so that notes can be quickly found

14. Ensure patients paper records are kept in good repair with all necessary information on the outside cover clearly visible so that records are clearly identifiable

15. Ensure patient confidentiality is maintained and recognise risks of breach

16. On doctors directions, book ambulances in line with agreed ambulance service guidelines

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Team working role
  • Customer-facing role
  • Confident in computer use with accurate keyboard skills
  • Excellent verbal communication skills and telephone manner
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to recognise and report significant issues
  • Excellent team player
  • Good inter-personal communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure without direct supervision
  • Enthusiastic
  • Passionate about customer service
  • Empathy with patients
  • Willingness to engage in and adapt to new ways of working
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

  • General practice or other medical environment
  • Good standard of education to at least GCSE level
  • Knowledge of SystmOne
  • Experience of switchboard
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of NHS confidentiality procedures
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Team working role
  • Customer-facing role
  • Confident in computer use with accurate keyboard skills
  • Excellent verbal communication skills and telephone manner
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to recognise and report significant issues
  • Excellent team player
  • Good inter-personal communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure without direct supervision
  • Enthusiastic
  • Passionate about customer service
  • Empathy with patients
  • Willingness to engage in and adapt to new ways of working
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

  • General practice or other medical environment
  • Good standard of education to at least GCSE level
  • Knowledge of SystmOne
  • Experience of switchboard
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of NHS confidentiality procedures

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

Core Care Links Ltd

Address

Raj Medical Centre

Laceby Road

Grimsby

DN34 5LP


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Core Care Links Ltd

Address

Raj Medical Centre

Laceby Road

Grimsby

DN34 5LP


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Manager

Chelcie Arnold

chelcie.arnold@nhs.net

Date posted

08 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.42 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0437-23-0000

Job locations

Raj Medical Centre

Laceby Road

Grimsby

DN34 5LP


Cromwell Primary Care Centre

Cromwell Road

Grimsby

DN31 2BH


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