Medical Receptionist

Slaithwaite Health Centre

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Job summary

Slaithwaite Health Centre are looking to appointment a friendly receptionist to join the current team. You must have an enthusiasm for working in primary care and have a genuine interest in working with patients and contributing to the delivery of high quality health care. The post will be for approximately 25 hours a week.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the reception team

  • Answering the phone
  • Making appointments
  • Repeat prescriptions
  • Dealing withenquires
  • Admin
  • Scanning of letters
  • Updating noticeboards
  • Keeping the waiting area tidy
  • Attending inhouse meetings
  • Keeping up to date with mandatory training

About us

Slaithwaite Health Centre takes care of approximately 7000 patients in a recently modernised building. This is an exciting time to be joining the team at a time of expansion and growth. The successful candidate will be joining a multi skilled caring and professional team who pride themselves on excellent patient care. We achieved Good in our last CQC inspection. Full training will be given to the successful candidate

Date posted

20 June 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1722-23-0000

Job locations

New Street

Slaithwaite

Huddersfield

HD7 5AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

You are required to work as part of a team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the surgery to deliver the best possible service to patients.

To provide an efficient service to the GPs, senior management team and other health professionals as required. This includes the audio typing of letters, reports and patient referrals in an accurate and timely manner

To set up e-referrals and monitor the e-referral system and act accordingly

To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitiate timely and appropriate communications with others and dealing with appropriate queries to a high standard.

To retrieve medical records and assist in the completion of medical/insurance reports. Scanning a range of documents (including medical reports, hospital letters and referral forms and coding appropriately) into the patient record

Working as part of the reception team, answering the phone, making appointments, repeat prescriptions

Job description

Job responsibilities

You are required to work as part of a team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the surgery to deliver the best possible service to patients.

To provide an efficient service to the GPs, senior management team and other health professionals as required. This includes the audio typing of letters, reports and patient referrals in an accurate and timely manner

To set up e-referrals and monitor the e-referral system and act accordingly

To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitiate timely and appropriate communications with others and dealing with appropriate queries to a high standard.

To retrieve medical records and assist in the completion of medical/insurance reports. Scanning a range of documents (including medical reports, hospital letters and referral forms and coding appropriately) into the patient record

Working as part of the reception team, answering the phone, making appointments, repeat prescriptions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSE or equivalent grade A-C including English and Maths
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSE or equivalent grade A-C including English and Maths

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

Slaithwaite Health Centre

Address

New Street

Slaithwaite

Huddersfield

HD7 5AB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Slaithwaite Health Centre

Address

New Street

Slaithwaite

Huddersfield

HD7 5AB


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Julie Thornton

julie.thornton21@nhs.net

01484689111

Date posted

20 June 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1722-23-0000

Job locations

New Street

Slaithwaite

Huddersfield

HD7 5AB


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