NHS

Medical Receptionist


Pay20,519.54 - 21,763.17 / hour
LocationHereford/England
Employment typePart-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: A0871-24-0000?language=en&page=1375&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      We are currently recruiting Medical Receptionists -staff for phones and staff that can cover a mixture of both front desk and phones. Applicants are welcome for Part time roles in our dedicated Reception team, based at our sites.

      You will be signposting patients to the correct service to deliver their care, by greeting patients at the reception desk, handling telephone calls in the call centre and receiving calls on the desk, making appointments, and answering general enquiries in a courteous, efficient and effective way within key performance indicators. Care navigate to the appropriate service, and contact patients using text, telephone and letter.

      You will also provide general assistance to the practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, via the telephone, text and letter.

      Positions are a combination of early and late shifts between 8am to 6.30pm.

      Main duties of the job

      As part of the reception team, after a period of training, you are expected to have a range of core skills and work within HMG service delivery KPIs.

      General:

      To have a thorough knowledge of all Practice procedures.

      To work in accordance of written protocols.

      To keep up to date with changes within the practice to process.

      Telephone:

      Care Navigation of patient enquiries to the appropriate clinician/organisation.

      Making appointments by telephone, handling requests for home visits and taking messages.

      Online forms:

      Care Navigation of online forms received from patients to the appropriate clinician/organisation

      Contacting patients via telephone, text or letter as appropriate

      Care Navigation

      Being able to appropriately sign post patients to the most appropriate clinician or service by the use of a defined template.

      Ability to use predefined care navigation template to ask patients questions about their need for an appointment and recording accurately into the template.

      Reception duties to meet practice needs in agreement with Reception Supervisor:

      Receiving patients and booking appointments at the Reception Counter.

      Monitoring the waiting room and guiding patients to rooms.

      Inform patients of relevant charges for private (non-General Medical Services) services, accept payment and issue receipts for same.

      About us

      Hereford Medical Group is a large General Practice Surgery providing care for patients living in and around Hereford City. We work across 5 sites with our primary site being a newly purpose built surgery located in Hereford.

      We are a people centered organisation, caring for a population of approximately 49,000 patients and employing approximately 180 permanent staff in addition to trainees. We place great value on our staff and offer the NHS Pension Scheme in addition to Employee Assistance Program and on-site Occupational Health Services and support.

      Our mission is provide highly quality and compassionate primary care.

      Date posted

      09 January 2024

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £20,519.54 to £21,763.17 a year £10.49 per hour, rising to £11.13 after a probation period.

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Part-time

      Reference number

      A0871-24-0000

      Job locations

      Station Medical Centre

      Station Approach

      Hereford

      HR1 1BB


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding this role. If you have any further questions or wish to arrange an informal discussion regarding this role, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding this role. If you have any further questions or wish to arrange an informal discussion regarding this role, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of dealing with the public or patients
      • Experience of working with computer packages
      • Experience of EMIS clinical system
      • Experience of working in a GP practice or other primary care environment.
      • Experience of working in a public reception environment
      • Experience of telephone switchboard operation

      Desirable

      • Experience of EMIS clinical system
      • Experience of working in a GP practice or other primary care environment.
      • Experience of working in a public reception environment
      • Experience of telephone switchboard operation

      Qualities/ Attributes

      Essential

      • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
      • Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
      • Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
      • Pleasant and articulate
      • Able to work under pressure
      • Able to work in a changing environment
      • Able to use own initiative

      Desirable

      • Leadership and management

      Knowledge/Skills

      Essential

      • Excellent communication skills
      • Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • A good standard of general education, including:
      • English and Maths at GCSE level or equivalent.
      • A demonstrable commitment to professional development

      Desirable

      • European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

      Other

      Essential

      • Flexibility of working hours/ able to work at the desired times and HMG locations

      Desirable

      • Experience of Primary Care
      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of dealing with the public or patients
      • Experience of working with computer packages
      • Experience of EMIS clinical system
      • Experience of working in a GP practice or other primary care environment.
      • Experience of working in a public reception environment
      • Experience of telephone switchboard operation

      Desirable

      • Experience of EMIS clinical system
      • Experience of working in a GP practice or other primary care environment.
      • Experience of working in a public reception environment
      • Experience of telephone switchboard operation

      Qualities/ Attributes

      Essential

      • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
      • Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
      • Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
      • Pleasant and articulate
      • Able to work under pressure
      • Able to work in a changing environment
      • Able to use own initiative

      Desirable

      • Leadership and management

      Knowledge/Skills

      Essential

      • Excellent communication skills
      • Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • A good standard of general education, including:
      • English and Maths at GCSE level or equivalent.
      • A demonstrable commitment to professional development

      Desirable

      • European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

      Other

      Essential

      • Flexibility of working hours/ able to work at the desired times and HMG locations

      Desirable

      • Experience of Primary Care

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Hereford Medical Group

      Address

      Station Medical Centre

      Station Approach

      Hereford

      HR1 1BB


      Employer's website

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

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Hereford Medical Group

      Address

      Station Medical Centre

      Station Approach

      Hereford

      HR1 1BB


      Employer's website

      https://www.herefordmedicalgroup.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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