Reception Team Supervisor

Whitewater Health

The closing date is 30 May 2025

Job summary

  • The Patient Services Supervisor is responsible for:

Supporting the Office Manager in overseeing the administrative tasks of the department, ensuring the patient services team achieve their primary responsibilities

Concentrating on coordinating the repeat prescriptions process and becoming an expert in this function ensuring targets are met and liaising with patients, clinician and appropriate stakeholders as required

Completing staff appraisals and return-to-work interviews as required

Identifying and delivering team training where required

Providing initial guidance and advice to patients who wish to verbally complain

Managing all deliveries to the practice, ensuring adherence to the cold chain policy as necessary

Acting as building fire marshal, ensuring evacuation lists are current and that the visitors log is used appropriately

Supporting the patient services team with reception duties and call handling depending on demand

Experience and a working knowledge of primary care and the EMIS IT system would be an advantage but not essential

Main duties of the job

Supporting the Office Manager in overseeing the administrative tasks of the department, ensuring the patient services team achieve their primary responsibilities

About us

We are a friendly team of clinical and administrative staff, operating from sites in Hook and Hartley Wintney, providing care to over 18,000 patients.

We offer 6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time) and an extra day off for your birthday.

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.23 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3589-25-0008

Job locations

Reading Road

Hook

Hampshire

RG27 9ED


The Surgery

1 Chapter Terrace

Hartley Wintney

Hook

Hampshire

RG27 8QJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Patient Services Supervisor plays a key leadership role within the Patient Services team, supporting the Office Manager in overseeing daily administrative operations and ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of patient-facing services. This role is central to maintaining high standards of care and service, particularly in managing repeat prescriptions, handling patient inquiries and complaints, and supporting team development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Patient Services Supervisor plays a key leadership role within the Patient Services team, supporting the Office Manager in overseeing daily administrative operations and ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of patient-facing services. This role is central to maintaining high standards of care and service, particularly in managing repeat prescriptions, handling patient inquiries and complaints, and supporting team development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths and English GCSE level
  • Must have experience working in a GP surgery to a supervisor level.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths and English GCSE level
  • Must have experience working in a GP surgery to a supervisor level.

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

Whitewater Health

Address

Reading Road

Hook

Hampshire

RG27 9ED


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Whitewater Health

Address

Reading Road

Hook

Hampshire

RG27 9ED


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Joanne Clinch

joanne.clinch1@nhs.net

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.23 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3589-25-0008

Job locations

Reading Road

Hook

Hampshire

RG27 9ED


The Surgery

1 Chapter Terrace

Hartley Wintney

Hook

Hampshire

RG27 8QJ


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