The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any or all the items in the following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the manager, dependent on current and evolving workloads and staffing levels:
Duties of the post:
Covering reception, meeting, and greeting patients.
Taking telephone queries and booking of appointments.
Working in the admin office within the staff team on a rotation basis, under the guidance of the Reception Manager.
Logging a variety of information into patient records using a purpose-built clinical system.
Provide a confidential, efficient, timely and accurate administration service.
Using Excel and Word to perform specific tasks set by the Operations Manager.
Scanning incoming correspondence into patients’ electronic records via the clinical system.
Providing general administrative support such as filing, photocopying, and general letters and any other duties appropriate to the role.
Sorting incoming post.
Working in the reception office within the staff team on a rotation basis, under the guidance of the Reception Manager.
Logging patient arrivals, booking appointments, and utilising the full range of services provided with the electronic appointments' system (training will be provided).
Dealing with patients face-to-face in a professional manner.
Calling patients.
Contacting patients by e-mail/letter.
This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the Management Team which are relevant to your role within the company to meet the overall business needs. The role will evolve as time and duties progress.Training:You will be completing the Level 3 Business Administrator Advanced Apprenticeship Standard with Darlington Borough Council Learning & Skills, Darlington.
The Business Administration Apprenticeship is designed to equip participants with the fundamentals required to work in any business environment. The programme can be delivered using a blend of online, anytime learning and expert-led classroom training covering core topics.
Throughout this Apprenticeship, participants will be supported by tutors who have worked in a business environment and have gained many years of experience and who can truly support you to develop the skills and knowledge required to work in a wide range of administrative roles.Training Outcome:Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to:
Full time employment.
Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship.
Employer Description:We have 3 male doctors and 3 female doctors. Of the male doctors, 1 is full-time and 2 are part-time. Our female doctors are also part-time. We also from time to time have a medical student attached to the practice.
We have 2 female Practice Nurses, who offer a full range of services including health promotion, blood pressure management, immunisations, cervical smears and chronic disease clinics such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease. We also employ a Practice Assistant to help our Practice Nurses with procedures such as taking blood samples.
We have a Practice Pharmacist, 1 Secretary, 9 Receptionists, a Practice Manager and a Deputy Manager. We also have other members of the Health Care Team who visit from time to time including District Nurses, Health Visitors, Community Midwives, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Counsellors, Well-being facilitators, Dementia nurses and pathway advisory services. We provide a full range of medical services including maternity care, contraceptive services child health surveillance and minor surgery services. The nurse also runs Diabetic, Asthma, Coronary Heart Disease and COPD clinics
The surgery is within NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).Working Hours :Monday - Friday: Shifts between the hours of 7:15am and 6pm.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience....Read more...
