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Job Description
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- Greeting patients and visitors at the front desk.
- Answering telephone calls and dealing with patient queries.
- Booking, amending and cancelling appointments using the practice clinical systems.
- Contacting patients for routine screening appointments.
- Communicating with the clinical team, GP's and other health professionals.
- Receiving/processing incoming mail, electronic correspondence and prescription requests.
- Administrative tasks as required by the practice manager or clinicians.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Be able to speak professionally and confidently to different patient groups, colleagues and clinicians.
- Understand primary care or have been in an NHS setting in the past.
- Strong IT skills, with experience with SystmOne is desirable but not essential.
- Work under pressure and remain calm in challenging situations.
- Organised, flexible and a good team player
- Have a good understanding of patient confidentiality and data protection.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Be able to speak professionally and confidently to different patient groups, colleagues and clinicians.
- Understand primary care or have been in an NHS setting in the past.
- Strong IT skills, with experience with SystmOne is desirable but not essential.
- Work under pressure and remain calm in challenging situations.
- Organised, flexible and a good team player
- Have a good understanding of patient confidentiality and data protection.
Job summary
Bluebell Surgery in Highwoods, Colchester, is looking to recruit a receptionist/administrator to join our small team on a part-time basis for 26 hours per week. You will be the first point of contact for our patients, providing an efficient, friendly and compassionate service as we arecommitted to delivering high-quality, patient centred care to our local community.
The successful applicant will have a mix of reception and administrative duties.
Main duties of the job
About us
Bluebell Surgery is part of the North Colchester PCN. The PCN comprises of Mill Road Surgery, Winstree Road Surgery, Highwoods Surgery, Lawford Surgery and Bluebell Surgery. The PCN cares for approx 42,000 patients. Highwoods Surgery and Mill Road Surgery are learning organisations where trainee doctors and nurses regularly work alongside the PCN team.
Bluebell Surgery serves a patient population of 3700 and operates from a purpose built premises. We use SystmOne clinical system and are rated Good with CQC. We aim to provide a high standard of medical care and are always fully committed to patient needs. We are working towards new ways of providing access to our patients, and becoming more accessible in a variety of ways including face to face, via the phone and online.
Details
Date posted
18 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
28617
Job locations
Jack Andrews Drive
Highwoods
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9YN
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Experience
Essential
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
Jack Andrews Drive
Highwoods
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9YN
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Primary Care Careers
Address
Jack Andrews Drive
Highwoods
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9YN
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.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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