Medical Receptionist

Part time Medical Receptionist is required at Mexborough Health Centre for 20 hours per week - £12.71 per hour for a fixed term of 1 year with view to a permanent post. Salary may be flexible according to experience.

Responsibilities

• Booking patients on the computerised appointment system
• Issuing prescriptions
• Answering telephone calls in an efficient helpful manner
• Processing new patient registrations
• Responding to emails
• Actioning tasks
• Typing referral letters
• Scanning
• Coding hospital letters
• Communicating with patients, hospitals, clinicians
• Booking appointments/following surgery protocols
• Chronic disease recalls and other admin/reception/clerical jobs as needed to support the team
• Working on Reception to book appointments and answer patient queries
• Answering telephone calls, message taking and recording of all patient contacts
• Filing of documents
• Photocopying of patient records
• Various admin duties when suitably trained
• Adhering to protocols agreed by the practice, including infection control and health & safety standards
• Searches of the EMIS clinical computer system

Qualifications

• Minimum GCSE C (Grade 4) in English and Maths

Experience

• Good customer service skills and a polite & courteous manner
• Ability to undertake different tasks and varied duties
• Ability to work alongside others as part of a practice team
• Confidential handling of information
• IT skills including a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Good keyboard skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.