Receptionist - Pont Newydd Medical Centre

GP Practice in Wales

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Job summary

Salary Available Upon Request

20 hours a week

We are looking for a person to work as a member of a large reception team in a busy GP Practice in the heart of a community. Applicants should have good communication skills and be ready to work in a fast pace environment.

Main duties of the job

Service of patients enquiries face to face and on the telephone

Operation of the Vision clinical system

Scanning and Document management using Docman

Handling of prescriptions

Receiving and recording requests for visits

Receipt and sorting of practice mail

Dealing with patient registrations

Handling of money for private medical work

Handling of all forms used within the practice

Working with the reception team to ensure continuity of service to doctors and patients

Message handling

Maintaining both the manual and computer record system

The chaperoning of patients at doctors request

Receipt of samples from patients and dealing with them appropriately

Booking emergency ambulances

Clinic administration including photocopying/faxing

Destruction of confidential information

Supervision of waiting rooms

Preparation of consulting rooms for us

Any other duty relevant to the position.

About us

Established friendly 5 Partner training practice (registrars and medical students) with a growing list size (currently 13,600 patients) Forward thinking partners, determined to maintain a healthy working environment despite increasing pressures High quality primary care services in a modern purpose built health centre Full complement of highly skilled staff Pharmacy team who manages repeat scripts, medication queries and medication reviews. Reduced Admin admin team to read action and code letters Supportive team with weekly clinical meetings and quarterly whole team meetings Close working relationships with multi disciplinary teams Well organised IT efficient practice using Vision Clinical system Located 25 minutes from Cardiff with good transportation links

Date posted

17 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary Available Upon Request

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0044-25-0016

Job locations

Pontnewydd Medical Centre

Aberrhondda Road

Porth

Mid Glamorgan

CF39 0LD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Pont Newydd Medical Centre

Aberrhondda Road,

Porth

CF39 0LD

JOB DESCRIPTIONJob Title: Medical Receptionist

Responsible to: Practice Manager/Office Supervisor

Accountable to: GP Partners

We are looking for a person to work as a member of our reception team.

Applicants should consider themselves capable of:

Ensuring that enquiries from patients, doctors and other members of staff are efficiently and courteously handled

Working as part of a team to ensure that reception tasks are completed efficiently

Managing and prioritising a multitude of different requests often under pressure

Being flexible and to be able to provide cover for the duties of other team members during periods of staff absence (holiday and sickness cover essential)

Specifically, a receptionist will be expected to be involved in:-

Service of patients enquiries face to face and on the telephone

Operation of the Vision clinical system

Scanning and Document management using Docman

Handling of prescriptions

Receiving and recording requests for visits

Receipt and sorting of practice mail

Dealing with patient registrations

Handling of money for private medical work

Handling of all forms used within the practice

Working with the reception team to ensure continuity of service to doctors and patients

Message handling

Maintaining both the manual and computer record system

The chaperoning of patients at doctors request

Receipt of samples from patients and dealing with them appropriately

Booking emergency ambulances

Clinic administration including photocopying/faxing

Destruction of confidential information

Supervision of waiting rooms

Preparation of consulting rooms for us

Any other duty relevant to the position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Pont Newydd Medical Centre

Aberrhondda Road,

Porth

CF39 0LD

JOB DESCRIPTIONJob Title: Medical Receptionist

Responsible to: Practice Manager/Office Supervisor

Accountable to: GP Partners

We are looking for a person to work as a member of our reception team.

Applicants should consider themselves capable of:

Ensuring that enquiries from patients, doctors and other members of staff are efficiently and courteously handled

Working as part of a team to ensure that reception tasks are completed efficiently

Managing and prioritising a multitude of different requests often under pressure

Being flexible and to be able to provide cover for the duties of other team members during periods of staff absence (holiday and sickness cover essential)

Specifically, a receptionist will be expected to be involved in:-

Service of patients enquiries face to face and on the telephone

Operation of the Vision clinical system

Scanning and Document management using Docman

Handling of prescriptions

Receiving and recording requests for visits

Receipt and sorting of practice mail

Dealing with patient registrations

Handling of money for private medical work

Handling of all forms used within the practice

Working with the reception team to ensure continuity of service to doctors and patients

Message handling

Maintaining both the manual and computer record system

The chaperoning of patients at doctors request

Receipt of samples from patients and dealing with them appropriately

Booking emergency ambulances

Clinic administration including photocopying/faxing

Destruction of confidential information

Supervision of waiting rooms

Preparation of consulting rooms for us

Any other duty relevant to the position.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Please see JD & PS

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please see JD & PS
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Please see JD & PS

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please see JD & PS

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Pontnewydd Medical Centre

Aberrhondda Road

Porth

Mid Glamorgan

CF39 0LD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Pontnewydd Medical Centre

Aberrhondda Road

Porth

Mid Glamorgan

CF39 0LD


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Clare Robinson

clare.robinson3@wales.nhs.uk

+441443688880

Date posted

17 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary Available Upon Request

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0044-25-0016

Job locations

Pontnewydd Medical Centre

Aberrhondda Road

Porth

Mid Glamorgan

CF39 0LD


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