Medical Receptionist

We are small GP practice in Wing, Leighton Buzzard. We are looking for a receptionist to join our well established team of reception staff. Experience of working in a similar role in a GP practice would be preferred but training will be given to the right candidate. We operate EMIS clinical system.

As a receptionist you will work as part of a team dealing with patients on the telephone or at the reception desk. Duties will cover booking appointments, answering queries, dealing with test results and filing of clinical letters onto patient records. It is essential in the role that applicants are flexible in offering additional support to their contracted hours to help cover colleagues annual leave or sickness in reception.

The practice patient size is approx. 4,800 patients. We have an experienced team of GPs, Nurses and administration staff. We have on site our own dispensary. We work together very much as a team.

Duties as previously described. The post is varied and you will find that multi-tasking is part of the role in a busy environment.

Applicants for this vacancy must be able to work the following days/hours:

Monday 2.00pm - 6.30pm

Tuesday 7.45am - 2.00pm

Thursday 7.45am - 11.00am

Friday 2.00pm - 6.30pm

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• Experience of working in a GP practice desirable in a similar role.
• Use of clinical system EMIS desirable.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.