Practice Receptionist / Administrator - Hattersley Group Practice

gtd healthcare

Hyde

On-site

GBP 24,000 - 29,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Real living wage employer

NHS pension scheme

Flexibile working hours

Cycle to work scheme

Eye care vouchers

Employee discounts

Wellbeing initiatives

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Gtd Healthcare's Hattersley Group Practice in Hyde is seeking a friendly and reliable Receptionist to join a busy GP team. You will welcome patients, direct them to services, manage appointments, and handle calls with care.

The role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 10:30 to 18:30, with excellent benefits and opportunities in a values-led NHS-supported organisation.

Qualifications

Good standard of secondary education.
Commitment to professional development.

Responsibilities

Welcome and direct patients and visitors to the Practice.
Process all requests for appointments, visits and telephone triage.
Handle incoming calls and messages with accuracy and prompt delivery.
Register new patients and maintain accurate records.
Provide test results to patients as advised by GP/Nurse.
Open/close premises and maintain reception area.
Maintain the Practice appointment system and handle information flow.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent customer service

Team player

IT competence

Confidentiality

Flexible

Education

Good standard of secondary education

Commitment to professional development

Tools

Microsoft Office

NHS booking system

Emis Web

Docman

Job description

Job Summary

gtd healthcare is one of the largest, not-for-profit, NHS commissioned primary and urgent care providers in North West England. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individuals to work as a Receptionist in our Hattersley Group Practice.

We are a busy but friendly Practice, dedicated to serving our registered patients across the Hyde community for over 25 years. The practice's are keen to develop and support staff to excel their career aspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community.

The successful candidate will be friendly, confident, resilient, flexible, have well developed teamwork, communication, organisational and customer service skills. Experience of working in a GP Practice and using Emis Web & docman would be desirable but not essential. We are looking to recruit.

We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values driven organisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcare for our patients.

This role is full-time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 10:30 to 18:30.

Benefits Package

working for a values-led organisation;
Real living wage employer;
supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter;
access to Stream, which provides flexible, on-demand access to stream your pay during the month;
salary sacrifice car benefit scheme;
30 days annual leave, rising to 32 after five years of continuous service;
flexible pension benefits, including NHS pension scheme;
flexible working hours and policies;
family friendly and carer policies;
opportunities to apply for innovation and quality awards;
access to gtd healthcare wellbeing initiatives;
opportunity to become part of an employee owned organisation;
gtd healthcare social and fun activities;
cycle to work scheme;
eyesight vouchers;
NHS staff discounts, a free Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts;
access to an employee assistance programme.

Job Description

Reception duties

Welcome and receive all patients and visitors to the Practice.
Assist and direct patients to the appropriate healthcare professional/service when they arrive at the Practice.
Process all requests for appointments, visits and telephone consultation/triage ensuring all calls are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional and ensuring careful and accurate recording of details at all times.
Project a positive and friendly image to patients and visitors either in person or on the telephone.
Explain Practice arrangements and formal requirements to new patients wishing to register and those seeking temporary registration ensuring all registration procedures are completed.
Complete new registration procedures and ensure accurate recording of details at all times.
Receive and make telephone calls as required. Divert calls and take messages ensuring accuracy of detail and prompt appropriate delivery.
Action repeat prescription requests and ensure they are ready for collection by the patient within 48 hours.
Provide test results to patients on advice from the GP or Nurse.
Accept payment and issue receipts for private (non general medical services) services.
Facilitate effective communication between patients, members of the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies.
Act as a chaperone for general examinations if requested following appropriate training.
Maintain a general overview of the reception area and take appropriate action to manage difficult/aggressive patient behaviour or those whose illness/condition worsens while waiting to be seen.
Deal with general enquiries and explain procedures as requested.
Offer general assistance to the Practice team.

Clerical/administration

To have a thorough knowledge of all Practice procedures and protocols and know where to access them for reference adhering to them at all times.
Ensure adherence at all times to the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
Maintain and monitor Practice appointment system
Process all incoming and outgoing mail.
Action information received via email and fax.
Undertake Choose and Book appointments as requested.
Action, retrieve and accurately re-file patient notes and records as required.
Ensure correspondence, reports, results etc. are filed/scanned promptly in the correct patient record and are available when patients are seen.
Action notes from GPs for individual patients using the Practice clinical system.
Enter and code specific data from Consultant letters, faxes and other correspondence.
Summarise new and existing patient notes following appropriate training.

Premises

Open up premises at the start of the day, if first to arrive, de-activate the alarm make all necessary preparations to receive patients for the opening time of the Practice.
When last to leave premises at the end of the day, ensure that the building is totally secured, telephone diverted to Out of Hours number, internal lights are switched off and the alarm activated.
Clear and re-stock consulting rooms as required.
Ensure the reception area, notice boards and leaflet racks are tidy and free from clutter and obstructions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Good standard of secondary education.
Demonstrable commitment to professional development.

Skills and Attributes

Excellent organisational skills.
Excellent communication skills verbal and written.
Excellent customer service skills.
Polite, pleasant & professional interpersonal manner, both on the telephone and in person.
Able to work effectively as part of a team.
Able to work on own initiative & problem solve within own area of work.
An understanding, acceptance & adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
Able to work without direct supervision and determine own work priorities.
Able to work under pressure.
Able to liaise effectively with a range of Individuals / services within the Practice, within gtd healthcare and externally.
Good standard of IT/word processing skills.
Able to maintain an accurate and thorough approach to work.
Able to work to set standards, policies & procedures.
Interest & aptitude for learning new skills.
Willingness to actively engage in appraisal, personal development and training.
Awareness of diversity issues & able to work in a non-discriminatory manner.
Flexible approach to undertaking a wide variety of tasks.
Flexible approach to working hours, willingness to work anti-social hours, shifts, cover at other Practices etc.

Experience

Working in a busy public reception environment.
Reception & clerical duties.
Using Microsoft applications.
Using a computerised booking in system.
Dealing with the public/patients.
Working in a busy telephone answering environment.
Working as part of a team.
Working in an NHS service.
Working with Clinical software.

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

Gtd Healthcare

Hattersley Group Practice

Hattersley

Hyde

Greater Manchester

SK14 3EH

United Kingdom

https://www.gtdhealthcare.co.uk/

Employer contact details

Operations Manager

Jordan Mountford