Receptionist and Health Care Trainee
Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)
The closing date is 03 November 2024
Job summary
Southport and Formby Health (SAFH) are a GP owned company created to enhance the delivery of healthcare services to people living in Southport and Formby.
We offer a 7-Day extended GP access service and a Community Cardiology service and we are looking for a new member of the team to be trained across both departments so that they can assist at busy times where needed. The Community Cardiology Service provides ECGs as part of the diagnostic tests and we are also looking for an individual who would also like to enhance their skills by learning the Health Care Assistant part of the role.
The post holder will be flexible and will be required to travel to different local site locations, sometimes providing both clinical and admin support to different services in the course of one day. Strong communication skills and a compassionate approach for patient facing services are essential for this role.
The post has been advertised as between sixteen and twenty hours per week, with applicants being flexible Monday to Friday. If you have any questions regarding the role please contact Louise Sproat on louise.sproat1@nhs.net
Interviews will take place early November and the post is initially offered as a Fixed Term Contract for 12 months.
If you are looking for a part-time role and you are interested in administration and patient-facing roles but also training to become a Health Care Assistant this could be the role for you.
Main duties of the job
This role consists of a mixture of patient facing reception duties and administrative secretarial skills to organise and deliver clinics within the Community Cardiology Service and the 7-Day GP Service.
The role involves working across both services based at Family Surgery and the main office at White Moss Way on Southport Business Park.
Reception duties are provided to welcome and process the patient within the Community Cardiology Service and to provide back office administrative and secretarial support to both services on the day.
As well as the reception duties the role also includes training at a Health Care Assistant level within the scope of carrying out ECGs within the Cardiology Service.
The post holder will be flexible and will be required to travel to the two different site locations, sometimes providing both clinical and admin support to different services in the course of one day. Strong communication skills and a compassionate approach for patient facing services are essential for this exciting role.
About us
Southport and Formby Health Ltd is a local GP Federation, that specialises in the provision of primary care clinical and support services. Our main focus is supporting primary care services and helping to develop and grow the workforce of the Primary Care Networks (PCN) we serve and to enhance the delivery of healthcare services to the local population.
Our mission is to provide NHS services and shared resources on behalf of GP practices and we successfully deliver the Community Cardiology Service and 7 Day GP Service as part of this mission.
Our aims are:
- To provide a greater range of NHS services such as outpatient clinics and diagnostics locally for the benefit of patients.
- To deliver services closer to the patient in their own community.
- To provide shared resources amongst GP practices and thereby creating economies of scale.
- To be a high quality, responsive, forward thinking organisation that demonstrates an inclusive culture of encouragement, support and celebration of its diverse workforce and the communities it serves.
Date posted
16 October 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£11.60 to £12.80 an hour £11.60 for reception and £12.80 for HCA trainee
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
B0192-24-0022
Job locations
Southport & Formby Health Ltd
Wight Moss Way
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 4HQ
Family Surgery
107 Liverpool Road
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 4DB
Employer details
Employer name
Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)
Address
Southport & Formby Health Ltd
Wight Moss Way
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 4HQ
Employer's website
https://www.southportandformbyhealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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