Tynycoed Surgery

**Essential Characteristics**:

- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to deal effectively with telephone calls
- Good keyboard skills
- Ability to work with diversity
- Understand the necessity for confidentiality
- Understand the role of teamwork in providing a quality service
- Understand the need for accuracy when dealing with patient records, both electronic and paper based
- Effective team worker
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Commitment to ongoing development
- Availability to provide cover during periods of sickness and holidays

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:
1. To meet and greet patients, members of the public and visitors to the practice in a friendly and courteous manner

2. To direct patients to the appropriate professional, known as signposting

3. Make appointments for patients, doctors, nurses and other members of the primary health care team on the computer

4. Complete surgery lists when required

5. Register new patients on the computer system

6. Opening and distribution of post

7. Operate repeat prescription system as directed

9. Assist in the closing and securing of the building at the end of the working day

10. Comply with all in house and statutory Health & Safety procedures

11. Attend practice meetings

12. Attend training courses in house and externally to develop expertise and further knowledge

13. Any duty that may be properly deemed by the Reception Manager, Practice Manager or Doctors to be part of the role of receptionist

**Job Types**: Part-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Part-time hours: 12 per week

**Salary**: £9.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All patients and staff are wearing face masks. All staff a triple vaccinated.

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 06/03/2023
Reference ID: TYNRECEP22