Victoria Medical Centre

Administrator Receptionist - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

The closing date is 22 June 2025

Job summary

To form an integral part of the front of house and administrative team, contributing to the daily office routine within General Practice. The role shall include various administrative tasks, reception duties and dealing with telephone enquiries.

Main duties of the job

The following are the core responsibilities of the Administrator Receptionist. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

Undertake reception duties when required following protocols and procedures

Greet all patients and visitors in a courteous and polite manner, offering all reasonable assistance

Handling and processing of prescriptions, ensure all prescription requests are processed and are ready for collection within 3 working days

Book appointments by telephone and face to face

Receive and make calls as required. Divert calls to relevant team and deal with general enquiries and appointment line

Undertake Administrative duties - completing of tasks both in EMIS Web and DOCMAN

Registering of new patients

Scanning and filing of incoming documents and post

Deal with email queries following protocols and procedures.

Undertaking a range of administrative duties supporting colleagues in the wider team at VMC which includes:

- Clinical Coding and summarising of clinical records

- Deductions

- Incoming and sending of medical notes

- Immunisations and child health management including monitoring of Antenatal workload and childhood vaccination

- Redactions of records

- Dermatology management

About us

About Victoria Medical Centre

We are now settled into our ultra-modern purpose-built premises post-merger - built in 2021. We are a training practice for Foundation doctors and GP trainees, with 30,000 patients, 33 consulting rooms, 2 operating suites and a private suite. We also have a training academy, daily training huddles, clinical meetings, an active PCN. A branch surgery and separate open access mental health hub in the Foundry, both located in the towns main shopping centre.

Our aim is to improve accessibility to healthcare, working with a variety of Health Care professionals within VMC and our Primary Care Network. If you would like to work in a modern GP Practice, enjoy working with technology and keen to improve the future of Healthcare, this is the role for you.

Benefits of working at Victoria Medical Centre:

  • Enrolment to the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Competitive salary
  • Management support
  • Free access for all staff and their family to our Health and Wellbeing support programme
  • Personal and professional development opportunities
  • Open, caring and positive culture
  • Friendly, supportive team

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,344.26 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0838-25-2000

Job locations

Victoria Medical Centre

Victoria Drive

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN20 8NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full job description available upon request - main duties of the Admin / Reception position are detailed above.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full job description available upon request - main duties of the Admin / Reception position are detailed above.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated
  • Forward thinker
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills, including audio typing
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving & analytical skills
  • Ability to follow policy and procedures

Desirable

  • EMIS / DOCMAN user skills

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of administrative duties
  • Experience of working with the general public

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a health care setting as an administrator and/or receptionist

Other requirements

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training and development
  • Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated
  • Forward thinker
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills, including audio typing
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving & analytical skills
  • Ability to follow policy and procedures

Desirable

  • EMIS / DOCMAN user skills

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of administrative duties
  • Experience of working with the general public

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a health care setting as an administrator and/or receptionist

Other requirements

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training and development
  • Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check

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

Victoria Medical Centre

Address

Victoria Medical Centre

Victoria Drive

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN20 8NH


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Victoria Medical Centre

Address

Victoria Medical Centre

Victoria Drive

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN20 8NH


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Office Manager

Isobel Tucker

isobel.tucker@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,344.26 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0838-25-2000

Job locations

Victoria Medical Centre

Victoria Drive

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN20 8NH


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