Primary Care Careers

Receptionist/Care Navigator

The closing date is 30 May 2025

Job summary

Haverhill Family Practice are looking to welcome a receptionist/care navigator to join our friendly team on a part-time basis for 20 hours per week, working Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 1pm - 6pm.

This busy role is to assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way, whilst providing general assistance to the practice team. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated team player who has customer service/patient experience and offers excellent communication skills.

Main duties of the job

  • Welcoming patients via telephone or face to face.
  • Answering incoming calls in a prompt, friendly efficient manner.
  • Booking of appointments.
  • Arranging home visit requests.
  • Signposting patients to the correct clinician.
  • Receiving and processing daily e-consults from patients.
  • Handing repeat prescription/med3 requests.
  • Registering new patients.
  • Liaising with members of practice team.
  • Managing out-going correspondence.
  • Updating patient demographics.
  • General administration duties.

About us

Haverhill Family Practice is a Haverhill based GP Surgery offering a wide range of health services. With a CQC rating of Good and an experienced clinical team, they aim to provide a high standard of medical care and are always fully committed to patient needs.

Details

Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.65 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28613

Job locations

Camps Road

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 8HF


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

Experience

Essential

  • Flexible and adaptable to changes within the role and to be able to work as part of a team and to use your initiative.
  • Be able to work under pressure at busy times and multi-task.
  • Ability to work in a polite, confidential and discreet manner, respecting patients and colleagues at all times.
  • Experience of working with the general public, being sensitive and empathic in distressing situations.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Flexible and adaptable to changes within the role and to be able to work as part of a team and to use your initiative.
  • Be able to work under pressure at busy times and multi-task.
  • Ability to work in a polite, confidential and discreet manner, respecting patients and colleagues at all times.
  • Experience of working with the general public, being sensitive and empathic in distressing situations.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.

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

Camps Road

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 8HF


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Camps Road

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 8HF


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Haverhill Family Practice

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.65 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28613

Job locations

Camps Road

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 8HF


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