Job Description

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About the Role

Long Stratton Medical Practice based in Tharston, has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive receptionist to join our team on a part-time basis. Based in our Swan Lane surgery, the role will be for 20 hours per week based across 4 days, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 2pm - 7pm and Friday 7.30am - 12.30pm.



The main responsibilities of the role include:



Provide an efficient, caring and understanding reception service to our patients and any other visitors to the practice. Deal with all general enquiries, explain procedures and make new and follow-up appointments. Ensure that patients with no prior appointment but who need urgent consultation are seen in a logical and non-disruptive manner. Explain practice arrangements and formal requirements to new patients and those seeking temporary cover and ensure procedures are completed. Ensure that all new patients are registered onto the computer system promptly and accurately, alongside our digital automated registration portal. Receive and make telephone calls as required. Send via task messages requests for home visits, ensuring careful recording of all relevant details and following the surgery visit protocol. Managing the practice email inbox, to include responding, and the re-direction appropriately and accordingly Enter patient information on to the computer as required.
Please see the attached job description for further information.###

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated team player who has customer service/patient experience, offers excellent communication skills, and has the following attributes:
Good standard of education. Previous office experience. Excellent communication (written or oral), interpersonal and telephone skills. Time management. Able to prioritise own workload. IT literate. Customer care skills. Previous experience working within a medical environment is desirable. Knowledge of EMIS is desirable. ###

About Us

At Long Stratton Medical Partnership, we take pride in being a family focused, close knit team - our 'work family' is how we often describe ourselves. We offer a supportive, positive culture which is well-lead, and provide regular supervision and training for all staff.

Long Stratton is a small town in South Norfolk, 10 miles from the historic city of Norwich. We have 11,500 patients on our list, a CQC rating of 'Good' and operate from both our main site and a branch site in Newton Flotman. We are also a dispensing practice with a dispensing list of around 5,500 patients.

We have completed our surgery expansion work with a new wing being added to include 7 clinical rooms. The reason for the expansion is that Long Stratton is being bypassed, 2,000 new homes are planned and therefore potentially 5,000-6,000 new patients will be joining us.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including 5 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays), the NHS pension scheme, and an Employer Assistance Programme for the employee and family members. We also offer free on-site car parking, team building and social activities and access to NHS discounts.

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.