NHS

GP Receptionist/Administrator


PayCompetitive
LocationCoventry/England
Employment typePart-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: A5519-25-0003?language=en&page=847&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Kensington Road is a long-established GP surgery in the suburb of Earlsdon, Coventry. With 4 GPs, 1 Nurse, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner and a number of ARRS Roles who work regularly within the practice.

      We are seeking to recruit a Reception / Administrator on a part time basis to join our friendly, dynamic team! With a culture of delivering high quality care, you will act as the first point of contact for patients and visitors using the practice.

      Main duties of the job

      Greet patients and visitors to the practice in a courteous, efficient, professional end empathic manner

      Book in, amend and cancel patient appointment inline with practice appointments procedures ensuing optimum efficiency of the appointment system.

      Ensure those patients without appointments but who need 'urgent consultations are booked into appropriate slots with the appropriate clinician.

      Receive and accurately record requests for home visits, assessing urgency in accordance with the Practices protocols.

      Print off home visit summary sheets.

      Ensure computerised appointment system is up-to-date.

      Respond and/or redirect all patient and visitor requests appropriately

      Explain practice arrangements and formal requirements to new patients and temporary residents, ensure procedures are completed.

      About us

      We are seeking to recruit a Reception / Administrator on a part time basis to join our friendly, dynamic team! With a culture of delivering high quality care, you will act as the first point of contact for patients and visitors using the Practice

      Details

      Date posted

      24 June 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £12.21 an hour

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Part-time

      Reference number

      A5519-25-0003

      Job locations

      148 Kensington Road

      Earlsdon

      Coventry

      Warwickshire

      CV5 6HY


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      • Experience in a customer care facing environment that you can evidence within your application.
      • Excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate an attention to detail.
      • Our reception area is busy so a can-do attitude along with the ability to prioritise and work under pressure are essential.
      • The post is part time
      • Be reliable, professional and adaptable to excel in an ever-changing environment
      • Have a high degree of empathy, diplomacy and integrity and be able to demonstrate sensitivity and an awareness of patients needs
      • Due to the NHS commitment to moving to full electronic communications you must have excellent keyboard and computer skills
      • Experience of Using EMIS/Docman and ACCruX

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      • Experience in a customer care facing environment that you can evidence within your application.
      • Excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate an attention to detail.
      • Our reception area is busy so a can-do attitude along with the ability to prioritise and work under pressure are essential.
      • The post is part time
      • Be reliable, professional and adaptable to excel in an ever-changing environment
      • Have a high degree of empathy, diplomacy and integrity and be able to demonstrate sensitivity and an awareness of patients needs
      • Due to the NHS commitment to moving to full electronic communications you must have excellent keyboard and computer skills
      • Experience of Using EMIS/Docman and ACCruX

      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of working in a GP Practice
      • Experience of EMIS
      • Experience of Docman
      • Experience of Accrux
      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of working in a GP Practice
      • Experience of EMIS
      • Experience of Docman
      • Experience of Accrux

      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

      Kensington Road GP Surgery

      Address

      148 Kensington Road

      Earlsdon

      Coventry

      Warwickshire

      CV5 6HY


      Employer's website

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

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Kensington Road GP Surgery

      Address

      148 Kensington Road

      Earlsdon

      Coventry

      Warwickshire

      CV5 6HY


      Employer's website

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

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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