Medical Receptionist

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Open premises; prepare to receive patients at the published opening time. This includes restoring telephone services and turning on computers in appropriate room

2. Deal with telephone and face to face requests for appointments, home visits, enquiries for test results and record relevant messages for clinicians and practice manager

3. Checking emails and processing tasks and workflow and Footfall

4. Shredding when needed

5. Extract and file patient Lloyd-George notes when required

6. Undertake any training and attend staff meetings as required such as basic life support training

7. Scan letters into patients electronic records

8. Deal with payments from patients

9. Opening post

10. Dealing with deliveries

11. Take patients height and weight as requested by Doctor

12. Provide a friendly and efficient service to patients, doctors and colleagues

13. Tidy chairs etc in both waiting rooms at end of surgery

14. Check that all lights, computers and equipment are turned off in all rooms before leaving the building and set the alarm system

15. Undertake any other reasonable duty that may be required and agreed with the GP Partners and Practice Manager

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• n/a

Desirable

• n/a

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

Woodlands Surgery

Address

Woodlands Surgery

5 Woodlands Road

Redhill

Surrey

RH1 6EY

Employer's website

https://woodlandssurgery-redhill.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)