Receptionist

**About the Role**: There’s more to our Receptionist roles than answering the phone and making appointments.
In this essential front-line role at the practice, receptionists help patients to access the right services, assist with keeping health records accurate and up-to-date and ensure that appointment bookings are well-managed.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

- Greeting and directing all patients.
- Making appointments and giving out appointment cards, where required.
- Accepting, issuing and handing out prescriptions, letters, completed forms, specimen bottles, etc.
- Dealing with requests for information, and managing problems and complaints.
- Advising patients of Practice procedures.
- Registering new patients.
- Answer the telephone promptly.
- Ideally previous medical / healthcare receptionist experience
- You will have excellent communication skills with a clear and polite telephone manner.
- You will work in a polite, confidential and discreet manner, respecting patients at all times.
- You will have experience of working with the general public, being sensitive and empathic in distressing situations.
- You will be confident to work as part of a team and be able to think on your feet independently.
- Strong IT and administration skills.

Some flexibility is required as you will sometimes need to work additional/alternative hours to cover for colleagues.

Previous applicants need not apply.

**About Us**: Greenwood Surgery are looking for a friendly, motivated receptionist to join our team in providing a high standard of patient care.