Medical receptionist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £12.21 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £12.21 an hour |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Oldham, OL9 0LH |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | A4859-25-0003 |
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Main Purpose of post: Provide a point of contact for patients and act as a focal point of communication between patients, doctors and other primary care staff. Able to provide cover for staff holidays and sickness absence, this may be at short notice. Main duties and responsibilities: 1 Book appointments for patients both over the telephone and for patients presenting at the surgery. 2 Receive patients arriving at the surgery for appointments and deal with any queries. 3 Answer telephone enquiries and record messages from various sources for the information of the clinical team. 4 Generate computerised repeat prescriptions to be signed by the GP. 5 Accurately take details of acute prescriptions requested by patients. 6 Take part in any statutory training in person and on-line. 7 Attend practice team meetings. 8 Maintain medical records and filing system. 9 Ensure contents of handheld medical records are in chronological order. 10 Secure Emailing, photocopying and scanning of documents. 11 Assist in data input of patient records. 12 Add clinical information in patients electronic notes as advised by the clinician. 13 Ensure that any action required from hospital letters or clinical results are dealt with efficiently or passed onto an appropriate member of staff. 14 Work as a Team Member and adhere to the protocols of the surgery. 15 Always ensure patient confidentiality. 16 Ensure that GP consulting rooms are prepared for GPs and Locum doctors when necessary. 17 Ensure the reception area is tidy and clear of any hazards. 18 Any other delegated duties considered appropriate to the post. 19 Safeguarding All staff who encounter children must be aware of the practice policy for child protection. In this policy, as in the Children Act 1989/2004, a child is anyone who has not yet reached their 18th birthday. Children therefore refers to both children and young people. All staff who encounter vulnerable adults must be aware of the practice policy for safeguarding vulnerable adults. For the purpose of this policy a vulnerable adult is any person over the age of 18 years who is unable to take care of themselves or protect themselves from harm, crime, neglect or abuse. 20 Policies and procedures - You are required to abide by all the practice policies and procedures, ensuring you review and understand any policy or procedure updates.