Firsway Health Centre

Receptionist (Patient Co-ordinator/Care Co-ordinator)

The closing date is 04 July 2025

Job summary

We have 2 positions available: Full Time 37.5 hours weekly (Salary £24,180) / Part Time : 30 hours (Salary £19,344)

Start Date to be confirmed - As soon as possible.

Monday - Friday shift pattern of mix 9am-5pm, 8am-4pm and 10.30am-6.30pm, very occasionally Thursday 6.30-8pm to cover late night.

Benefits:

25 Days holiday allowance plus bank holidays off, an extra 2 days for 2 year service, an extra 3 days for 5 year service.

Salary increases after service.

Birthday Day off

Vouchers for recognition of service

Staff Employee of the Month

Blue Light Discount service

Free Flu Vaccinations

Free onsite staff car park

Summer and Christmas Events

Monthly closures for Training

Monthly 1:1 with your line manager

Main duties of the job

To provide a friendly and welcoming reception service to all patients, staff and visitors to the Health Centre and to deal with all enquiries/tasks in a competent and thorough manner.

About us

We are a large practice with a patient list size of circa 15,400. We are a Partnership of 6, with 9 Salaried GPs, a nursing team of 5, an experienced managerial team of 7 (Business and Finance Manager, Deputy Practice Manager, Patient Services Managers, Medicines Managers) and a friendly group of administrative and reception staff. We are a training as well as a learning practice and regularly have 6 Specialist Trainees, a Foundation Year 2 doctor and undergraduate students based here. We also offer learning opportunities to other grades and have a large apprenticeship programme operating for clinical, managerial and administrative staff. We are active in our local, supportive, Primary Care Network and have excellent relationships with external stakeholders.

We have a strong culture of patient safety, high quality and empathy. Our Mission Statement reflects our values as a Practice with patients being at the heart of all of our activities.

Details

Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19,344 to £24,180 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4086-25-0009

Job locations

121 Firsway

Sale

Cheshire

M33 4BR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

To provide a friendly and welcoming reception service to all patients, staff and visitors to the Health Centre and to deal with all enquiries/tasks in a competent and thorough manner.

Duties

Answering telephone calls in a very busy environment, we experience a high volume of calls into the practice daily approx. 400 daily.

Greeting patients and visitors to the Health Centre in a polite and courteous manner

Dealing with all requests from patients, staff and health care professionals

To be able to use the appointment systems (EMIS, Patient Triage, AccuRx, Docman10, TeamsNet) confidently and to book, cancel and re-schedule appointments

Updating patient details on the clinical system

Making sure the appointment system runs smoothly

Chasing, when necessary. Follow-up appointments with patients for local hospitals

Checking in samples correctly for Health Care Assistants following required protocol

Liaising with local pharmacies and dealing with queries

Filing letters for collection and typing letters to patients including scanning clinical letters to Docman10

Giving out result comments from GPs

Making sure that medical rooms are stocked with essential supplies needed for daily surgery and having a good knowledge of where stock is kept

Arranging and changing clinic appointments with patients

Documenting contacts with patients in the clinical system

Reading emails and responding as required, daily

Checking Firsway urgent email account and dealing with all incoming emails/sending them on

Any other duties deemed commensurate with the job grade.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

To provide a friendly and welcoming reception service to all patients, staff and visitors to the Health Centre and to deal with all enquiries/tasks in a competent and thorough manner.

Duties

Answering telephone calls in a very busy environment, we experience a high volume of calls into the practice daily approx. 400 daily.

Greeting patients and visitors to the Health Centre in a polite and courteous manner

Dealing with all requests from patients, staff and health care professionals

To be able to use the appointment systems (EMIS, Patient Triage, AccuRx, Docman10, TeamsNet) confidently and to book, cancel and re-schedule appointments

Updating patient details on the clinical system

Making sure the appointment system runs smoothly

Chasing, when necessary. Follow-up appointments with patients for local hospitals

Checking in samples correctly for Health Care Assistants following required protocol

Liaising with local pharmacies and dealing with queries

Filing letters for collection and typing letters to patients including scanning clinical letters to Docman10

Giving out result comments from GPs

Making sure that medical rooms are stocked with essential supplies needed for daily surgery and having a good knowledge of where stock is kept

Arranging and changing clinic appointments with patients

Documenting contacts with patients in the clinical system

Reading emails and responding as required, daily

Checking Firsway urgent email account and dealing with all incoming emails/sending them on

Any other duties deemed commensurate with the job grade.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a reception or administration team
  • One year Experience + of working with the public

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP practice
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a reception or administration team
  • One year Experience + of working with the public

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP practice

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

Firsway Health Centre

Address

121 Firsway

Sale

Cheshire

M33 4BR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Firsway Health Centre

Address

121 Firsway

Sale

Cheshire

M33 4BR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Patient Services Manager

Charlotte Thomas

charlotte.thomas3@nhs.net

01618211640

Details

Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19,344 to £24,180 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4086-25-0009

Job locations

121 Firsway

Sale

Cheshire

M33 4BR


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