Receptionist - North Cardiff Medical Centre

GP Practice in Wales; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive healthcare practice in Cardiff is looking for a Receptionist to support the clinical team with administrative duties and enhance patient care. The ideal candidate will have organizational skills, experience in customer service, and the ability to communicate effectively. Full training is provided, and flexibility in working hours is expected. This role offers a pathway for career growth within a supportive team environment, contributing to the delivery of high-quality services to patients.

Benefits

Full training provided

Opportunities for career progression

Supportive management

Brilliant team culture

Qualifications

• Experience of working with customers or patients ideally in a healthcare environment.
• Ability to respond flexibly to changing circumstances to ensure team goals are met.
• Previous reception/administrative experience.

Responsibilities

• Answer the telephone in line with Practice telephone protocol.
• Make appointments and attend to patients requests professionally.
• Assist with the prescribing process and the issue of prescription requests.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to communicate at all levels (oral and written)

Customer-centric approach

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

GCSE Level 1 IT qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Vision clinical system

Job description

Receptionist - North Cardiff Medical Centre

We are looking for the right person whose is kind, has empathy and loves helping people.

If this is you and you would like to learn new skills, we would very much like you to join our team here at North Cardiff Medical Centre.

In return you will be supported by a brilliant team, no day is the ever the same here and time passes quickly. Our culture creates growth and capability through continuous learning and development.

Staff have progressed here from receptionists into Health Care assistants and onto qualified nurses as a career goal and pathway.

We celebrate success and learn from when things don't quite go right in a safe environment

The key role of the Receptionist/Administrator is to effectively contribute to the Practice team by assisting the clinical team in the provision of services to patients by facilitating access and undertaking various administrative & support duties in an organised, efficient, timely and courteous manner.

Care navigation ensuring the patient receives the highest level of care and signposting to the most appropriate clinical professional.

Main duties of the job

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

The delivery of Reception and administrative services to ensure an effective and professional service to patients and the Practice team.

The role will be varied and will involve care navigating patients to the right services.

We operate at 2 sites, our main site in Excalibur Drive and a branch site at 67 Thornhill Road, Cardiff

About us

North Cardiff Medical Centre is a progressive, 7 Partner, training Practice serving a patient list size of 15,500 over two sites. Our main site is a modern purpose built premises on the outskirts of Cardiff. These are just some of the advantages of working at North Cardiff Medical Centre: A medical team of 7 Partners and 4 salaried GPs A comprehensive nursing team including an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 2 Senior Practice Nurses, Frailty Nurse and HCAs Cluster employed Clinical Pharmacist Supportive management, administration and reception teams Modern purpose built premises with excellent facilities Smaller branch surgery with in-house pharmacy Full programme of in-house education Close links with LMC and Locality GP Cluster Network Active Patient Participation Group - Winner of the 2015 National PPG Awards

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES

Answer the telephone in line with Practice telephone protocol.

Make appointments and generally attend to patients requests in a prompt, professional and courteous manner.

Give information to patients clearly, taking into account their individual needs and relay messages accurately to appropriate practice staff.

Prioritise the reception workload, dealing accurately with all administrative tasks.

Assist with the prescribing process and the issue of all acute and repeat prescription requests within practice timescales, following the prescribing protocol.

Extract relevant prescribing/administrative information from clinical correspondence and update individual patient computer records accordingly.

Undertake further training and development as necessary.

Be aware of the practice confidentiality and communication policies and maintain strict confidentiality/effective communication at all times.

Keep reception/administrative office areas tidy and be aware of and ensure health and safety regulations are maintained.

Undertake filing, shredding and photocopying as appropriate.

Carry out any other reasonable duties requested of you

Deputise for administrative functions, in absence of colleagues.

Work with other team members to ensure deadlines are met.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

• Flexibility in working hours. Ideally, we are looking for an individual to work Thursday and Friday afternoons between 1.30pm and 6.30pm. Full training will be provided to ensure the right candidate is fully equipped with protocols and knowledge in order to deliver a great service to our patients.

Experience

• Experience of working with customers or patients Ideally in a Healthcare environment
• Experience of working in Primary care
• Experience of working with Vision clinical system

Qualifications

• Qualifications English (GCSE) Maths (GCSE) IT use of Microsoft packages Experience Previous reception/administrative experience, including use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to respond flexibly to changing circumstances to ensure team goals are met. The ability to work independently and make decisions. Customer centric approach Skills Excellent organisational skills. Ability to communicate at all levels (oral and written). Evidence of using own initiative in varying circumstances. Able to respond to changing pressures and deadlines. Special Knowledge Working knowledge of medical terminology. Personal Attributes A team player, motivated, conscientious, enthusiastic and reliable. Can manage own time and workload with minimal intervention. Able to operate in a changing environment, learn quickly and have a flexible approach, adaptable and versatile.
• Other The ability to travel to both surgery sites
• GCSE level 1 IT qualification or equivalent experience Experience Customer service experience. Working in a healthcare environment Use of databases and/or electronic appointment systems Personal Attributes Flexible approach to working hours Ability and experience of influencing, negotiating with and persuading others.

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.