GP Practice in Wales

Receptionist - Cwmbran Village Surgery

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Job summary

Hourly Rate: £10.48

18.5 hours a week

Cwmbran Village Surgery is a 15,000 patient practice looking to recruit a new Medical Receptionist/Telephonist to compliment their existing team. Previous GP Surgery experience is welcome but substantial Telephonist, Reception & Customer Service experience is essential. A flexible approach to working hours is preferred.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills with Customer Service at the forefront, be professional at all times and have the flexibility to adapt to all aspects of the role. IT skills are essential and previous experience and knowledge of Vision Clinical Software would be advantageous but not essential, as full training will be given.

The ability to work under pressure when necessary is essential. This is a challenging role and the successful candidate will need to be forward thinking, able to make decisions and refer to set protocols. The successful candidate will require call handling skills as well as public facing customer service.

Main duties of the job

Receive Patients/Visitors

Triage & Care Navigate Patients Requests

Process Incoming Mail - both Electronically and Manually

About us

Cwmbran Village Surgery is situated in Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales - nestled on the Monmouthshire-Brecon Canal, just North of the city of Newport. The practice is an easy drive from Cardiff (30mins) and North Bristol (35mins), there are also excellent rail links with regular services to Newport, Cardiff and to the North. The surgery benefits from ample parking and EV charging on site.

The practice is excellently organised across two sites by our experienced management team supported by a friendly and hard-working administrative team.

Details

Date posted

09 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.48 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M0044-23-0166

Job locations

Cwmbran Village Surgery

Victoria Street

Cwmbran

Gwent

NP44 3JS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Opening & closing procedures as per protocol & Key holder PolicyEffective & efficient reception service is provided to patients and any other visitorsAll general enquiries, procedures & make appointments.Receive & distribute deliveries.Refer to all practice protocols for Triage & Care Navigation.Use your own judgment & communication skills, ensure that patients who need urgent consultation are seen in a logical & non-disruptive manner as per practice protocols.Explain practice arrangements & formal requirements to new patients.Receive & make telephone calls as required.Enter requests for home visits into the visit book.Action prescription requests & queries.Prepare any information & stock for all surgeries.Advise patients of relevant charges for private (non General Medical Services) services.Scanning & Filing Incoming mail within the electronic systemEnter patient information on to the computer as required.Sending reminder Texts for next days appointments.Maintain supplies of stationary in reception & GP roomsAction/Reply to any electronic mail via WCCG/EmailUse AccuRx and any other software introduced to the practice as per protocolOutgoing MailPromote Online Services including My Health OnlineMake & serve refreshmentsPreparing & sending out letters when required.Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the partners or the practice manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Opening & closing procedures as per protocol & Key holder PolicyEffective & efficient reception service is provided to patients and any other visitorsAll general enquiries, procedures & make appointments.Receive & distribute deliveries.Refer to all practice protocols for Triage & Care Navigation.Use your own judgment & communication skills, ensure that patients who need urgent consultation are seen in a logical & non-disruptive manner as per practice protocols.Explain practice arrangements & formal requirements to new patients.Receive & make telephone calls as required.Enter requests for home visits into the visit book.Action prescription requests & queries.Prepare any information & stock for all surgeries.Advise patients of relevant charges for private (non General Medical Services) services.Scanning & Filing Incoming mail within the electronic systemEnter patient information on to the computer as required.Sending reminder Texts for next days appointments.Maintain supplies of stationary in reception & GP roomsAction/Reply to any electronic mail via WCCG/EmailUse AccuRx and any other software introduced to the practice as per protocolOutgoing MailPromote Online Services including My Health OnlineMake & serve refreshmentsPreparing & sending out letters when required.Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the partners or the practice manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSE's C or above

Desirable

  • 5 GCSE's C or above
  • Customer Care
  • Previous GP Surgery Experiences

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial Customer Service Experience
  • Substantial Receptionist Experience
  • Substantial Telephone Experience

Desirable

  • Previous GP Practice Surgery Experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSE's C or above

Desirable

  • 5 GCSE's C or above
  • Customer Care
  • Previous GP Surgery Experiences

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial Customer Service Experience
  • Substantial Receptionist Experience
  • Substantial Telephone Experience

Desirable

  • Previous GP Practice Surgery Experience

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.

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Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Cwmbran Village Surgery

Victoria Street

Cwmbran

Gwent

NP44 3JS


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Cwmbran Village Surgery

Victoria Street

Cwmbran

Gwent

NP44 3JS


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Sian Whitcombe

Sian.Whitcombe@wales.nhs.uk

441633871177

Details

Date posted

09 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.48 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M0044-23-0166

Job locations

Cwmbran Village Surgery

Victoria Street

Cwmbran

Gwent

NP44 3JS


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