Receptionist
Perks & Benefits:
About the Role
Orchard Houses Surgery has an opportunity for a receptionist to join our team on a part-time basis for 23.5 hours per week with the hours below:
- Monday 12pm – 8.30pm
- Tuesday 2pm – 6.30pm
- Wednesday 8am – 2pm
- Friday 2pm – 6.30pm
Receptionists help patients to access the right services, assist with keeping health records accurate and up-to-date and ensure that appointment bookings are well-managed.
The main responsibilities of the role include:
- Greeting and directing all patients.
- Making appointments and giving out appointment cards, where required
- Accepting, issuing and handing out prescriptions, letters, completed forms, specimen bottles, etc.
- Dealing with requests for information, and managing problems and complaints.
- Advising patients of practice procedures.
- Registering new patients.
- Answer the telephone promptly.
About the Candidate
- Ideally previous medical / healthcare receptionist experience
- You will have excellent communication skills with a clear and polite telephone manner.
- You will work in a polite, confidential and discreet manner, respecting patients at all times.
- You will have experience of working with the general public, being sensitive and empathic in distressing situations.
- You will be confident to work as part of a team and be able to think on your feet independently.
- Strong IT and administration skills.
Some flexibility is required as you will sometimes need to work additional/alternative hours to cover for colleagues.
About Us
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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