GP Receptionist / Administrator in Wigan

Overview

We are looking to appoint a Receptionist to join our busy GP practices.

You will liaise with clinical and admin staff together with patients, as well as carrying out general office management tasks.

You will have a good telephone manner and experience of booking appointments proving strong organisational skills.

You will manage general administrative duties within the practices and work with our established processes, policies and procedures to provide a comprehensive high quality service and deal efficiently and courteously with patient enquiries and bookings.

You will have excellent communication skills, a compassionate and friendly nature who can operate in a busy, demanding environment with a range of people and professions.

Your regular duties in this role will be dealing with telephone, face to face and electronic enquiries, booking and/or amending patient appointments and home visits, contacting patients to provide information from the clinical team and assisting patients to access our services and those available in the wider community.

IT skills are essential, as you will be expected to work on the clinical system - Systm One - and manage incoming emails

• CONFIDENTIALITY
• Maintain confidentiality of information, acting within the terms of the Data Protection Act and Caldicott guidance on patient confidentiality at all times.
• Maintain an awareness of the Freedom of Information Act.
• 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 manage their own and others health & safety and infection control as defined in the Practices Health & Safety Policy, the Practice Health & Safety Manual, and the Practices Infection Control Policy and published procedures.
• Comply with Practice health & safety policies by following agreed safe working procedures
• Actively report health & safety hazards and infection hazards immediately
• Keeping work and general areas clean and tidy, and using appropriate infection control procedures to keep work areas hygienic and safe from contamination.
• Awareness and compliance with national standards of infection control, hygiene, regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.
• Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment PPE and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
• Reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System
• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
• Demonstrate safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk.
• EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

The post-holder will support, promote and maintain the Practices Equality & Diversity Policy.

No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families.

OTHER DELEGATED DUTIES

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive - it may be changed after consultation with the post holder.

The employee shares with the employer the responsibility for review and modification of duties.

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