Receptionist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Swan medical Centre

Description

Swan Medical Centre is a GP surgery based in Yardley Birmingham. We are a busy practice with 2 GP partners, salaried GPs and we offer a range of health care services

We are looking for a highly skilled experienced receptionist to join our team
The post-holder will be a part of the reception team.

They will be part of a reception front of house team responsible for the effective running and workload in the reception and report to the Deputy Manager/ Practice Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Dealing with patients requests via the telephone and face to face
• Booking appointments with clinicians
• Coordinate emergency doctors requests
• Workflow and all relevant administration tasks within reception
• Completing prescription requests

Flexibility of working hours is essential for this role as you may be asked to cover at short notice.

Skills and experience

• Previous experience in a similar role within a GP or hospital setting is essential
• Having Systmone experience would be an advantage
• Having a self motivated and forward thinking approach
• Excellent organisational, planning skills and IT skills
• Excellent and effective communication skills

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Personal/Professional Development
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 30 per week


Salary:
Up to £10.42 per hour


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All patients and required to wear face coverings whilst within the health care setting.
Staff are required to wear face coverings when in communal areas of the surgery


Work Location:
In person