Medical Receptionist

2 weeks ago

Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom Ecclesfield Group Practice Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION

ECCLESFIELD GROUP PRACTICE - _
Ready for a change would you like to join our friendly, supportive, forward -thinking team _

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST Hours will include 8.00 am starts and 6.30 pm finishes.

Over 4 days Monday - Friday

Job Summary


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.


To provide efficient, helpful, informative and supportive reception and administration services to patients and members of the primary health care team.


Responsibilities:

Reception duties

  • Ensure an effective and efficient reception service is provided to patients and any other visitors to the Practice
  • Deal with all general enquiries, explain procedures and make new and followup appointments.
  • Using your own judgment and communication skills ensure that patients with no prior appointment 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 and ensure procedures are completed.
  • Receive and make telephone calls as required. Divert calls and take messages, ensuring accuracy of detail and prompt appropriate delivery.
  • Enter requests for home visits into the clinical system, ensuring careful recording of all relevant details and where necessary refer to Duty doctor.


Action repeat prescription requests and ensure that they are ready for collection by the patient within 48 hours, in line with Practice protocol.


  • Take action on clinicians' requests for further information / patient contact information etc. (includes computerised practice notes), ensuring completion of all associated paperwork.
  • Advise patients of relevant charges for private (non General Medical
Services) services, accept payment and issue receipts for same.

  • Enter patient information on to the computer as required.
  • Prepare clinical rooms for surgeries, supply prescription forms and record numbers in use and ensure adequate supplies of consumables

Premises:
Open up premises at the start of the day when first to arrive, de
- activate alarm and make all necessary preparations to receive patients.


When last to leave at the end of the day, ensure that the building is totally secured, internal lights are off and the alarm activated.


  • Ensure that all new patients are registered onto the computer system promptly and accurately
  • Covering colleagues' holiday and sick cover as required.
  • Ensure the kitchen and waiting room are kept tidy.
  • Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Senior Receptionist, Practice Manager or the Partners

Administration duties

  • Process incoming and outgoing mail according to practice protocols.
  • Record actions taken in patient record where appropriate or in accordance with practice protocols.
  • Complete other Daily/ Weekly and Monthly core tasks to support to smooth running of the reception area.

Confidentiality:

  • In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
  • In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
  • Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

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 risks identified
  • Act as Chaperone when requested by clinician

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

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