Medical Reception​/Admin Clerk

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a busy medical practice in Dover. We are a small, tight-knit and supportive team that works closely with our Primary Cate Network to deliver high standards of care to our patient population of around 9,500.

You will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of reception and administrative duties and the provision of general support to the multidisciplinary team. Duties can include but are not limited to, greeting and directing patients, patient registration, booking appointments, processing of information (electronic and hard copy) and assisting patients as required. You will act as the central point of contact for patients, the distribution of information, messages and enquiries for the clinical team, liaising with multidisciplinary team members and external agencies such as secondary care and community service providers.

We are a small but effective and supportive team consisting of :

• 2 GP partners, 3 Nurse Prescribers, 2 Practice Nurses and 3 Health Care Assistants.
• We also have various admin and reception team members.
• Our population is around 9900 and is spread over our main surgery in Dover and our branch surgery at Shepherdswell.
• We use Emis Web as our clinical system.

The following are the core responsibilities of the receptionist/administrator. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• a. Maintaining and monitoring the practice appointment system
• b. Process personal, telephone and e-requests for all patient services, including appointments
• c. Answer incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers request appropriately
• d. Action all incoming emails via the various Practice mailboxes
• e. Signpost patients to the correct service
• f. Process incoming and outgoing mail
• g. Initiating contact with and responding to, requests from patients, team members and external agencies
• h. Process referrals to external agencies such as secondary care using the electronic referral system (ERS)
• i. Process call and recall letters as requested
• j. Process all DNA letters in accordance with current policy
• k. Action GP2GP tasks
• l. Read code data on EMIS
• m. Photocopy documentation as required
• n. File and store records as required
• o. Data entry of new and temporary registrations and relevant patient information as required
• p. Input data into the patient’s healthcare records as necessary
• q. Scanning of patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patient’s healthcare records
• r. Process requests for information i.e. SAR, insurance / solicitors letters and DVLA forms to the administrative team
• s. Manage all queries (including administrative queries) as necessary in an efficient manner
• t. Carry out system searches as requested
• u. Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
• v. Monitor and maintain the reception area and notice boards
• w. Support all clinical staff with general tasks as requested

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the medical administrator may be requested to:

• a. Partake in audit as directed by the audit lead
• b. Produce meeting agendas and record the minutes of meetings
• c. Support administrative and reception staff, providing cover during staff absences
• d. Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota
• e. As required support reception team in the management of repeat prescriptions, ensuring they are processed accurately and efficiently
• f. Ordering and monitoring of stationery supplies

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

• GCSE Mathematics & English (C or above)
• AMSPAR Receptionists…