Medical Receptionist
Posting date: | 10 September 2025 |
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Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
Additional salary information: | £12.21 an hour |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 24 September 2025 |
Location: | Chester Le Street, DH3 2QT |
Company: | NHS Jobs |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | A0642--25-0007 |
Summary
To provide administrative duties including but not limited to: Processing patient registrations Scanning and Read Coding incoming correspondence Navigating software systems to identify results and support audit trails Respond to telephone enquiries, faxes and emails promptly, Action outgoing/incoming calls to patients, hospital staff etc. To provide Receptionist duties including but not limited to: Booking in patients on the computerised appointments system Issuing (repeat or pre-arranged) prescriptions, sick notes, or completed medical reports Collecting fees for non-NHS work Answering all incoming calls in an efficient helpful manner, directing calls to the appropriate extension quickly and effectively Dealing with hospital letters, reports, test results etc, according to protocol Arranging home visits and arrange appropriate administration i.e. Notes summary, if required