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Watling Medical Centre, with its two surgeries (Burnt Oak and Stanmore) is looking for a dynamic, flexible, friendly, reliable and 'all-rounder' Full-time or Part-time receptionist/administrator as an addition to our lively and experienced team of receptionists and medical secretaries.
JOB TITLE:
Medical Receptionist
MAIN PURPOSE OF POST:
Receive, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way.
Provide general assistance to the Practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone.
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Reception Supervisor
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reception Duties
- Monitor flow of patients into consulting and treatment rooms
- Ensure that patients without appointments but who need 'urgent consultation' are seen in a logical and nondisruptive manner
- Explain practice arrangements and formal requirements to new patients and those seeking temporary cover, ensuring procedures are completed
- Advise patients of relevant charges for private services, accept payment and issue receipts
- Respond to all queries and requests for assistance from patients and other visitors
- Enter requests for home visits into the computer stating time received and including all relevant information and where necessary refer to the Duty Doctor
- Action repeat prescriptions within 2 working days in line with the practice protocol
- Action requests for ambulance transportation and enter details on computer
- Ensure reception and waiting areas are kept neat and tidy
- To attend training as required by management
- To attend all reception team meetings and Doctor/site meetings when scheduled
Record Keeping
Internal record keeping as required
Accurate filing of patient correspondence within the surgery records
Appointment systems
Ensure total familiarity with all surgery appointment systems including regular and incidental variations
Book appointments and recalls ensuring sufficient information are recorded to retrieve medical record
Monitor effectiveness of the system and report any problems or variations required
Preparation of Consulting Rooms
Ensure that the consulting rooms are prepared in readiness for each consulting session
Ensure that the consulting rooms are checked at the end of each consulting session and left tidy and secure
Operation of Telephone System
Receive and make calls as required
Ensure that the system is operational at the beginning of each day and report any problems with the phones to the Reception Supervisor
Start and end of day procedures
Open premises at the start of the day, deactivate alarm and make necessary preparation to receive patients
Secure premises at the end of the day, ensure building is totally secured, internal lights off and alarm activated
Administration
Ensure appropriate correspondence is passed onto the scanning team promptly
Special requirements of the post
Understanding and acceptance of and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge, to respond to patient's enquiries and requests.
Excellent communication skills.
Flexibility
The applicant will be required to work at our premises at 108 Watling Avenue, Burnt Oak and 42 London Road, Stanmore
Essential to be able to provide reasonable cover for absent colleagues from time to time at both surgery sites
May be required to carry out other reasonable tasks from time to time as requested by the Partners or Practice Manager
Data Protection and Confidentiality Issues
To ensure that when accessing data relating to patients, the information obtained and used is registered appropriately under Data Protection Act
To ensure that all information held centrally by the practice relating to the patient's health, medical treatment, personal details and registration details remains confidential to the practice and patient
To ensure that all requests for medical information about a patient from external organisations and patients family members is legitimate, complies with Access to Medical Records and other legislation, has the written consent of the patient and practice.
Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Reporting potential ris