Patient Support Team Member

Primary Care Careers

The closing date is 18 December 2024

Job summary

Vida Healthcare has exciting opportunities for reliable, hardworking patient support team members to join our experienced team on a full or part time basis across three of our sites, covering shifts between 8am-6:30pm, split by morning and afternoon sessions.

You will be assigned a main base, however the positions will be multi-site and it is essential that the you will be able to cover all the locations below:

  • The Hollies Surgery, Downham Market.
  • Carole Brown Health Centre, Dersingham.
  • Hunstanton Medical Practice.

Our patients demand the highest standards of care and if you are conscientious with a strong team-working ethic, then this could be the ideal role for you. You must be able to work collaboratively with the practice team to meet the needs of our patients, where high quality service delivery, complete confidentiality and patient satisfaction are an absolute priority.

Main duties of the job

  • Maintain a professional and effective receptionist service for our patients.
  • Provide telephone and face to face access for patients to book, cancel and check appointments.
  • Deal with customers in a calm and sympathetic manner, working at a continuously high pace under pressure to deliver high levels of accuracy.
  • Support patients who may have a problem or complaint.
  • Undertake basic prescription administration training, ensuring that queries are answered in the absence of prescription team colleagues.
  • Engage in customer service processes and provide a high quality internal and external service.
  • Partake in any training, as appropriate for personal and professional development.

Previous applicants need not apply. We reserve the right to close the job advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

About us

Vida Healthcare is one of Norfolk's largest and most successful general practices, working with colleagues in the NHS to provide the best possible patient care. Our practice has experienced impressive growth over recent years, by creating a work environment that encourages talented individuals to thrive and make a difference.

We pride ourselves on our impeccable standards of patient care and to maintain this it is essential that we employ reliable team players with strong caring qualities, dedication, and excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality-of-service delivery.

Date posted

17 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.44 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

8309

Job locations

St. Nicholas Court 

Church Lane

Dersingham, Kings Lynn

Norfolk

PE31 6GZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE level, including English, or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Good IT skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with others.
  • Excellent organisational, time management, communication skills, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work with highly confidential information.
  • Experience within a customer service environment.
  • Previous experience of using SystmOne and experience of working within the NHS or in a call-centre setting are an advantage.
  • You can expect to be mentored and supported by the organisation, whilst you are empowered to deliver care and support.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE level, including English, or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Good IT skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with others.
  • Excellent organisational, time management, communication skills, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work with highly confidential information.
  • Experience within a customer service environment.
  • Previous experience of using SystmOne and experience of working within the NHS or in a call-centre setting are an advantage.
  • You can expect to be mentored and supported by the organisation, whilst you are empowered to deliver care and support.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

St. Nicholas Court 

Church Lane

Dersingham, Kings Lynn

Norfolk

PE31 6GZ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

St. Nicholas Court 

Church Lane

Dersingham, Kings Lynn

Norfolk

PE31 6GZ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Carole Brown Health Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

17 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.44 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

8309

Job locations

St. Nicholas Court 

Church Lane

Dersingham, Kings Lynn

Norfolk

PE31 6GZ


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