Receptionist/Practice Assistant

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare practice in Tees Valley is seeking a part-time Receptionist/Practice Assistant. The ideal candidate will provide first contact for patients, manage telephone enquiries, and maintain patient data records. Qualifications include GCSEs in English and Maths, with experience in customer service preferred. Training will be offered. Join a friendly team dedicated to excellent patient care.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme available

Qualifications

• Experience of using own initiative.
• Practical experience of working with others.
• Experience of working within a General Practice environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors in an efficient and courteous manner.
• Provide an effective and polite telephone enquiry service.
• Maintain an effective filing and recording system for patient data.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Customer service experience

Education

GCSE grade in English and Maths

Good Standard of General Education

NVQ in Customer Service

Job description

Havelock Grange Practice is looking for a part time, up to 27 hours, Receptionist/Practice Assistant to join their friendly multi-disciplinary team.

• NHS Pension Scheme available

Only shortlisted candidates will becontacted.

Previous candidates need not apply.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be part of a supportive Practice Assistant team, who provide the first point of contact for patients and all enquires into the Practice.

Experience of a General Practice setting is preferred but not essential, as all training will be provided.

The successful candidates will have excellent communication and organisational skills.

About us

Havelock Grange Practice

We are a friendly busy GP Practice of 13,500 patients,with a vision to achieve continued excellent patient care, led with compassionand a whole-person approach.

We are a supportive training and teaching Practice, we hostand mentor GP Registrars, Foundation Doctors and Medical Students.

Job responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors in an efficient and courteous manner
• Provide an effective and polite telephone enquiry service
• Proactively communicate information between relevant patients, doctors and professionals
• Maintain an effective filing and recording system for patient data and practice documents.
• Accurately produce word processed documents.
• Confidential liaison between Partners and patients

Please see attached job description for further information

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE grade in English and Maths
• Good Standard of General Education
• NVQ in Customer Service

Experience

• Practical experience of working with others
• Experience of using own initiative
• Experience of customer service
• Experience of working within a General Practice environment
• Practical experience of computerised systems

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.