Secretary/admin assistant

Chapeltown Family Surgery

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available at Chapeltown Family Surgery. We are looking to recruit a motivated, enthusiastic person to to join our small office team.

We are looking to recruit for the following hours.

Monday 12-6

Wednesday 8.30-5.30

Friday 8.30-12.30

PLEASE NOTE THIS VACANCY IS NOT A SHORT TERM OPPORTUNITY.

Main duties of the job

This job will be a varied role, it will be to do a mixture of secretary work and help our administrator with a growing workload. Cover on reception may also be needed.

  • Ensure an effective and efficient reception service is provided to patients and any other visitors to the practice
  • Undertake general office and reception duties including front desk, telephone and email.
  • Liaise with outside agencies
  • Support colleagues and be a team player
  • Respect confidentiality and data protection rules
  • Receive, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way

About us

The Chapeltown Family Surgery has been serving the people of Chapeltown and Harehills for the last 40 years. We are closely engaged with the local community. We are a small team and work together to achieve a friendly and efficient practice.

Date posted

07 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3495-25-0002

Job locations

Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB


Chapeltown Health Centre

Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Deal with all general enquiries efficiently and courteously and when necessary in private. Explain procedures and make new and follow-up appointments by booking, cancelling and rearranging appointments
  • Answering phones in a timely manner
  • Processing telephone requests and in person requests for appointments, visits and telephone consultations and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional
  • Opening post and allocating documents as per practice protocols and processes.
  • Dealing with prescriptions requests within the timeframe standard set.
  • Liaising with local hospitals, pharmacies and other health care professionals as required
  • Take messages, ensuring accuracy of detail and prompt appropriate delivery
  • Daily management of tasks and patient notes
  • Chasing up results for patients and dealing with urgent results for the GPs
  • Printing blood forms and completion of any other forms as necessary
  • Chaperoning patients as and when required
  • Safely handling / processing samples received from patients following practice protocols
  • Attending mandatory training sessions
  • Accept payment and issue receipts for relevant charges for private (non General Medical Services) services
  • Provide support in achieving the Practice Targets such as QOF
  • Maintaining full familiarity of the appointment system and request training where necessary
  • Registering new patients within the timeframe standard set.
  • Maintaining patient records up to date mainly contact numbers and address within timeframe as prescribed by the practices policy
  • Cover reception front of house namely checking in patient for clinics and dealing with any requests whilst adopting relevant triaging protocol
  • Dealing with any queries from clinicians in a timely manner
  • Attending team meetings
  • Ensure adequate amount of forms/documents are maintained at the front desk for an efficient front desk customer care process
  • Ensure doors are locked at end of closing shifts
  • Any other duties considered appropriate to the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Deal with all general enquiries efficiently and courteously and when necessary in private. Explain procedures and make new and follow-up appointments by booking, cancelling and rearranging appointments
  • Answering phones in a timely manner
  • Processing telephone requests and in person requests for appointments, visits and telephone consultations and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional
  • Opening post and allocating documents as per practice protocols and processes.
  • Dealing with prescriptions requests within the timeframe standard set.
  • Liaising with local hospitals, pharmacies and other health care professionals as required
  • Take messages, ensuring accuracy of detail and prompt appropriate delivery
  • Daily management of tasks and patient notes
  • Chasing up results for patients and dealing with urgent results for the GPs
  • Printing blood forms and completion of any other forms as necessary
  • Chaperoning patients as and when required
  • Safely handling / processing samples received from patients following practice protocols
  • Attending mandatory training sessions
  • Accept payment and issue receipts for relevant charges for private (non General Medical Services) services
  • Provide support in achieving the Practice Targets such as QOF
  • Maintaining full familiarity of the appointment system and request training where necessary
  • Registering new patients within the timeframe standard set.
  • Maintaining patient records up to date mainly contact numbers and address within timeframe as prescribed by the practices policy
  • Cover reception front of house namely checking in patient for clinics and dealing with any requests whilst adopting relevant triaging protocol
  • Dealing with any queries from clinicians in a timely manner
  • Attending team meetings
  • Ensure adequate amount of forms/documents are maintained at the front desk for an efficient front desk customer care process
  • Ensure doors are locked at end of closing shifts
  • Any other duties considered appropriate to the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an admin/secretary role.

Desirable

  • Experience of working for the NHS.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an admin/secretary role.

Desirable

  • Experience of working for the NHS.

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

Chapeltown Family Surgery

Address

Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB


Employer's website

https://www.chapeltownfamilysurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Chapeltown Family Surgery

Address

Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB


Employer's website

https://www.chapeltownfamilysurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Patient Services Manager

Mia Kennedy

mia.kennedy1@nhs.net

07946814030

Date posted

07 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3495-25-0002

Job locations

Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB


Chapeltown Health Centre

Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB


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