GP Receptionist
| Posting date: | 03 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.78 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £12.78 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 November 2025 |
| Location: | Corbridge, NE45 5LG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3834-25-0002 |
Summary
Reception duties - please see attached Job Description in supporting documents 1. Check patients in for surgeries or clinics and direct to the appropriate doctor or nurse 2. Ensure complete familiarity with appointments system in operation to enable the most effective booking of appointments 3. Record requests for home visits onto the daily visits list including all relevant information, and where necessary refer to the duty doctor. 4. Advise patients of the system for arranging non-urgent ambulance transport. 5. Give pathology/x-ray results to patients according to agreed procedures 6. Explain practice arrangements to new patients and temporary residents and ensure necessary procedures are completed 7. Respond to all queries and requests for assistance from patients, visitors and other members of the PHCT 8. Pass messages, whether orally or in writing, accurately and promptly 9. Provide the point of contact for patients with enquiries relating to their repeat prescriptions and ensure follow-up action is taken if the enquiry cannot be resolved immediately 10. Ensure any necessary records are prepared in advance for surgeries and visits including nightly lists of next days surgery appointments 11. Sort incoming mail and direct to the appropriate member of the team 12. Ensure correspondence, reports, results etc are scanned and/or filed in the correct record 13. Open up premises at the start of each day, set alarm to day function and make all necessary preparations to receive patients 14. Secure premises at end of day, ensure building is totally secured, internal lights off and alarm activated