Grove Park Terrace Surgery

Receptionist & Administrator

The closing date is 08 August 2025

Job summary

Our long established surgery has a good reputation thanks to the compassionate and professional staff that work here and we take pride in the service we offer our patients. We make their care our first priority. Being a small surgery we get to know our patients well and because of that they are very loyal. Working with us you will be challenged daily, faced with issues to resolve and occasionally some uncomfortable people so you will need to have the skillset to manage these situations . It is a big job both stimulating and exciting and will provide a great sense of achievement for anyone who is looking to be part of a happy committed team who enjoys helping others.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a new receptionist to add to the team of 4 we currently have. We require someone to work 10 hours a week (Monday & Tuesday 13:30 - 18:30). You may be required to work 1 Saturday a month and one late shift a week, under new the NHS contracts. Duties include but are not limited to opening/closing surgery on your shift, booking appointments using our clinical system, scanning letters, dealing with post and email , registering patients, managing sample collection, communicating effectively with all clinicians and signposting where appropriate. Reception is the front facing role of the practice and staff here co-ordinate the beginning and ongoing journey for all our patients. You will deal with a variety of patient requests by phone and in person alongside requests from hospitals and other outside care providers. You will be someone who thrives on multi-tasking as the desk can get very busy at times. You will enjoy using your communication skills to understand what a patient is actually needing and direct them accordingly. Training will be given.

About us

We are a practice of 3 doctors, 2 nurses and a healthcare assistant . We are a training practice so every year we have 2 newly qualified doctors who work alongside our 2 partners and can learn from their experience. Our 4 reception staff all work on shifts and support each other in all areas of the work. Everyone helps out and you will be required to cover holidays and sickness where needed. The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming and staff are valued for their input and ideas.

Details

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A5455-25-0004

Job locations

25 Grove Park Terrace

London

W4 3JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties as receptionist are:

Opening/closing of surgery

Greeting all patients in a friendly manner whether on the phone or in person helping them access the appropriate clinician

Book in, amend and cancel patient appointment in line with practice appointments procedures ensuring optimum efficiency of the appointment system

Advise patients of relevant charges for private services, accept payment and issue receipts for same.

Managing all enquiries from other healthcare professionals

Maintain patient confidentiality at all times

E mail management

Filing prescriptions and notes

Logging samples

Scanning incoming correspondence onto patients notes

Explaining to potential new patients our registration requirements

Registering temporary and permanent patients

Dealing with deliveries and alerting relevant clinical staff

Filing of records

Admin tasks - insurance forms, referrals from other surgeries for minor surgery and diabetes, incoming and outgoing post

Organising interpreters

Hospital Transport

Printing surgery forms for repeat scripts, samples, registration docs

Recording vaccine fridge readings

Shredding confidential documents

and generally supporting our team of nurses and doctors.

Main duties as administrator are:

Electronic letters,processing and forwarding to doctors (PCN pharmacists where possible)

Tasks

Managing all miscellaneous, admin, referrals discharge notices, online requests from patients such as amending their access rights

Processing Incoming diabetes referrals and booking appts

Accepted referral

Ended referral

Electronic Correspondence

Actioning directives from PCN pharmacists

Links

Processing all links - amendments, deductions, registration confirmations, contacting patients who have been deducted for no apparent reason, contacting patients who have been given P69 classification

Rota management

Creating for for all clinicians

Management of all slot types - creating new and editing existing

Creating user message templates for SMS

Appointment messaging

Creating message templates

Updating messaging templates in Sys 1 and also on patient facing side of Systm 1

Vaccination claims -

Running report

Completing forms

Sending off claims monthly

Keeping record of scrips sent

Managing letters folders

Monitoring and disposing of letters more than 3 months old

Contacting patients who have not collected their letter

Banking

Recording all payments taken

Balancing the cash

Milk expenses

Recording all payments to staff for milk and reimbursing

Admin manager for:

Accurx and Patchs

Setting up all users and logins

Notice boards

Keeping messaging up to date on notice boards in waiting room and behind reception

Managing stationary stocks

Creating procedures to improve daily operations such as :

Banking record

Registration log

Inward referral forms

Templates in Docs folder on shared drive

Insurance claims

Creating invoices, managing payments and sending reports out by special delivery to Insurance companies

Patient Record request fulfillment

Logging all requests for patients records from claims companies, exporting the record from Sys 1 and sending out by post/email

Practice meeting

Taking notes and typing up

Filing on shared drive

Notifying everyone on News at 25 when it has been filed

Managing Street exemption scheme for car users

Communicating with Hounslow Street Schemes for new car registrations

Managing patient issues with their online access

Ordering free PPE -

Monitoring apron, glove and mask stocks and ordering online as needed

PCSE

Ordering record bags

Requesting labels for patients who are no longer with the surgery

New registration form pads

Prescription forms

Communicating with them over rejected registrations

Managing registrations

Specifically monitoring patients that dont get fully registered and following up with PCSE

Filing of forms

Door signage

Creating and updating where necessary

Supplementary tasks

PCN pharmacists managing:

Booking the slots in

Creating rotas

Assigning work

Sourcing locums for holiday cover

Completing spreadsheets to record the communication with locums and planning cover for all GP leave

Phone system management

Constructing the messages and sending to Louiscom

Updating when required

Setting up all new staff on:

On Systm 1

ICE

Referral system for hospitals

Cervical Screening London

New/Renewal /Replacement of smart cards

Completing the appropriate form and managing all communication with North West London ICB

Gateway PC

Ensuring the gateway login for Sys 1 is always used and always on

Monitoring of connectors for Patches and Cancer study

Assisting Practice Manager with line Managing of Reception:

Providing leadership and guidance for all reception staff including:

Overseeing reception activity and systems

Resolving Systm 1access issues for staff

Call board

Solving connection issues

Communicating with Envisage to give remote access

Soundreef

Connecting to speaker issues

Logging in to music

Managing the Soundreef account

Scanning -

Dealing with all scanning issues (regular basis)

Deductions

Overseeing 2 staff, who now do this between, them answering all their queries over individual patients, locating notes and documenting

Supporting all staff with their online logins to and use of services:

Patches

E learning

Accurx

Card machine

Managing all aspects of the operation and connection issues

Ordering refill rolls

Pc hardware connection issues

Evaluating problems and restoring function

Managing printer properties on all printers - selection of trays, etc;

Training staff on all practice processes including

Tasks

Letter management

Receipts process

Filing of registration forms

Patient registration log

Filing

Calculating staff holidays

Using NHS guidelines to assess what each member of staff is due

Creating new spreadsheets for each year and updating with new information

Installation of new software within the practice - Econsult, Push doctor, Accurx, Patchs, Erica Study

Troubleshooting hardware issues -

Pcs

External doors

Fridge

Shredder

Printers

Arranging disposal of old hardware and requesting new when any piece has permanently failed

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties as receptionist are:

Opening/closing of surgery

Greeting all patients in a friendly manner whether on the phone or in person helping them access the appropriate clinician

Book in, amend and cancel patient appointment in line with practice appointments procedures ensuring optimum efficiency of the appointment system

Advise patients of relevant charges for private services, accept payment and issue receipts for same.

Managing all enquiries from other healthcare professionals

Maintain patient confidentiality at all times

E mail management

Filing prescriptions and notes

Logging samples

Scanning incoming correspondence onto patients notes

Explaining to potential new patients our registration requirements

Registering temporary and permanent patients

Dealing with deliveries and alerting relevant clinical staff

Filing of records

Admin tasks - insurance forms, referrals from other surgeries for minor surgery and diabetes, incoming and outgoing post

Organising interpreters

Hospital Transport

Printing surgery forms for repeat scripts, samples, registration docs

Recording vaccine fridge readings

Shredding confidential documents

and generally supporting our team of nurses and doctors.

Main duties as administrator are:

Electronic letters,processing and forwarding to doctors (PCN pharmacists where possible)

Tasks

Managing all miscellaneous, admin, referrals discharge notices, online requests from patients such as amending their access rights

Processing Incoming diabetes referrals and booking appts

Accepted referral

Ended referral

Electronic Correspondence

Actioning directives from PCN pharmacists

Links

Processing all links - amendments, deductions, registration confirmations, contacting patients who have been deducted for no apparent reason, contacting patients who have been given P69 classification

Rota management

Creating for for all clinicians

Management of all slot types - creating new and editing existing

Creating user message templates for SMS

Appointment messaging

Creating message templates

Updating messaging templates in Sys 1 and also on patient facing side of Systm 1

Vaccination claims -

Running report

Completing forms

Sending off claims monthly

Keeping record of scrips sent

Managing letters folders

Monitoring and disposing of letters more than 3 months old

Contacting patients who have not collected their letter

Banking

Recording all payments taken

Balancing the cash

Milk expenses

Recording all payments to staff for milk and reimbursing

Admin manager for:

Accurx and Patchs

Setting up all users and logins

Notice boards

Keeping messaging up to date on notice boards in waiting room and behind reception

Managing stationary stocks

Creating procedures to improve daily operations such as :

Banking record

Registration log

Inward referral forms

Templates in Docs folder on shared drive

Insurance claims

Creating invoices, managing payments and sending reports out by special delivery to Insurance companies

Patient Record request fulfillment

Logging all requests for patients records from claims companies, exporting the record from Sys 1 and sending out by post/email

Practice meeting

Taking notes and typing up

Filing on shared drive

Notifying everyone on News at 25 when it has been filed

Managing Street exemption scheme for car users

Communicating with Hounslow Street Schemes for new car registrations

Managing patient issues with their online access

Ordering free PPE -

Monitoring apron, glove and mask stocks and ordering online as needed

PCSE

Ordering record bags

Requesting labels for patients who are no longer with the surgery

New registration form pads

Prescription forms

Communicating with them over rejected registrations

Managing registrations

Specifically monitoring patients that dont get fully registered and following up with PCSE

Filing of forms

Door signage

Creating and updating where necessary

Supplementary tasks

PCN pharmacists managing:

Booking the slots in

Creating rotas

Assigning work

Sourcing locums for holiday cover

Completing spreadsheets to record the communication with locums and planning cover for all GP leave

Phone system management

Constructing the messages and sending to Louiscom

Updating when required

Setting up all new staff on:

On Systm 1

ICE

Referral system for hospitals

Cervical Screening London

New/Renewal /Replacement of smart cards

Completing the appropriate form and managing all communication with North West London ICB

Gateway PC

Ensuring the gateway login for Sys 1 is always used and always on

Monitoring of connectors for Patches and Cancer study

Assisting Practice Manager with line Managing of Reception:

Providing leadership and guidance for all reception staff including:

Overseeing reception activity and systems

Resolving Systm 1access issues for staff

Call board

Solving connection issues

Communicating with Envisage to give remote access

Soundreef

Connecting to speaker issues

Logging in to music

Managing the Soundreef account

Scanning -

Dealing with all scanning issues (regular basis)

Deductions

Overseeing 2 staff, who now do this between, them answering all their queries over individual patients, locating notes and documenting

Supporting all staff with their online logins to and use of services:

Patches

E learning

Accurx

Card machine

Managing all aspects of the operation and connection issues

Ordering refill rolls

Pc hardware connection issues

Evaluating problems and restoring function

Managing printer properties on all printers - selection of trays, etc;

Training staff on all practice processes including

Tasks

Letter management

Receipts process

Filing of registration forms

Patient registration log

Filing

Calculating staff holidays

Using NHS guidelines to assess what each member of staff is due

Creating new spreadsheets for each year and updating with new information

Installation of new software within the practice - Econsult, Push doctor, Accurx, Patchs, Erica Study

Troubleshooting hardware issues -

Pcs

External doors

Fridge

Shredder

Printers

Arranging disposal of old hardware and requesting new when any piece has permanently failed

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in Systm One

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care at a GP practice
  • Experience in Microsoft office packages and able to use email

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to multi task
  • Decision maker
  • Flexible

Desirable

  • Good IT skills
  • Awareness of phone systems
  • Good spoken English
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in Systm One

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care at a GP practice
  • Experience in Microsoft office packages and able to use email

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to multi task
  • Decision maker
  • Flexible

Desirable

  • Good IT skills
  • Awareness of phone systems
  • Good spoken English

Employer details

Employer name

Grove Park Terrace Surgery

Address

25 Grove Park Terrace

London

W4 3JL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Grove Park Terrace Surgery

Address

25 Grove Park Terrace

London

W4 3JL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Deepa Kaur

deepa.kaur@nhs.net

02086301680

Details

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A5455-25-0004

Job locations

25 Grove Park Terrace

London

W4 3JL


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