Receptionist

Cockfosters Medical Centre; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Cockfosters Medical Centre is seeking a friendly Receptionist/Administrator to join our team in Enfield/Barnet area. The role blends patient-facing reception with essential administrative support for the Practice Management Team, ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations and high‑quality patient care.

You will be the first point of contact for patients, handling enquiries both in person and by phone, while assisting with a range of admin tasks, audits and project support.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Good IT skills and ability to learn new systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining attention to detail.
• Previous experience working within General Practice.
• Experience using EMIS Web.
• Experience processing repeat prescriptions.
• Experience workflowing clinical correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Greeting and assisting patients and visitors at the reception.
• Answering telephone calls and responding to patient enquiries.
• Booking, amending and cancelling appointments.
• Processing patient requests and signposting where appropriate.
• Maintaining confidentiality and accurate patient records.
• Updating patient demographics and records.
• Scanning, photocopying and document management.
• Maintaining electronic filing systems.
• Preparing meeting packs, agendas and taking minutes.
• Supporting audits, patient surveys and general practice administration.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Fast-paced environment

General Practice experience

EMIS Web

Repeat prescriptions

Clinical correspondence workflow

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

We are looking to recruit a friendly, organised and motivated Receptionist / Administrator to join our team.

This is a varied role combining patient-facing reception duties with administrative support for the Practice Management Team. The successful candidate will play an important role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the practice whilst providing excellent customer service to our patients

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and friendly GP practice in a varied role that combines reception and administration duties. You will be the first point of contact for patients, providing excellent customer service both face-to-face and over the telephone, whilst also supporting the Practice Management Team with a range of administrative tasks.

The role includes managing patient enquiries, processing requests, maintaining accurate records, supporting practice projects, undertaking data entry, managing correspondence, assisting with audits and compliance activities, and helping to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the practice.

We are looking for an organised and proactive individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has excellent communication skills, and is confident using computer systems. The successful candidate will work closely with both clinical and non-clinical staff and will play an important role in supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Previous experience in a healthcare setting would be advantageous but is not essential, as full training will be provided

About us

Cockfosters Medical Centre is a long-standing GP surgery serving our local community in Enfield/Barnet area. We are committed to delivering safe, effective and compassionate care, supported by strong administrative systems and a collaborative team environment.

Job responsibilities

Reception Duties

• Greeting and assisting patients and visitors.
• Answering telephone calls and responding to patient enquiries.
• Booking, amending and cancelling appointments.
• Processing patient requests and signposting where appropriate.
• Managing incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Maintaining confidentiality and accurate patient records.

Administrative Duties

• Updating patient demographics and records.
• Processing workflow and administrative tasks.
• Scanning, photocopying and document management.
• Maintaining electronic filing systems.
• Preparing meeting packs, agendas and taking minutes.
• Maintaining staff records, training records and compliance folders.
• Supporting audits, patient surveys and Friends & Family Test administration.
• Assisting with recruitment administration.
• Maintaining IT equipment inventories and logging support tickets.
• Supporting patient communication campaigns and general practice administration.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Good IT skills and ability to learn new systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining attention to detail.
• Previous experience working within General Practice.
• Experience using EMIS Web.
• Experience processing repeat prescriptions.
• Experience workflowing clinical correspondence.