Receptionist

Essex - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Walton Medical Centre have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and pro-active receptionist to join the team on a full or part-time basis. Hours and days can be discussed at interview.

Responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

Booking appointments and greeting patients
Answering queries from patients and outside agencies and/or signposting to appropriate members of staff
Updating patient records
Processing correspondence
Liaising with patients using various different types of communication methods

About the Candidate

To be considered for this position you will need the following;

A good standard of education including Maths and English
Experience of working and providing customer services
Ideally you will have previous reception experience and it would be beneficial if you have worked within primary care
Strong IT skills and be able to use computer based systems
Excellent communication skillsboth written and orally
Have good social skills
Experience of SystmOne would be desirable however full training will be given to a suitable candidate
Friendly and positive approach towards patients and other visitors either in person or over the telephone

About Us

The Colte Partnership is very much At The Heart of Primary Care being the largest GP Partnership in North East Essex; comprised of 8 local GP practices across Colchester and Tendring. We care for approx. 80000 patients. Our head office is in Feering.

We pride ourselves on working to be at the forefront of Primary Care in our region and have many exciting ventures on the horizon.

Each of our branches has its own character and family friendly ethos which is why our patients love coming to us (and tell us so in our regular patient surveys). However being a large partnership means we can offer so much more than a local branch can by itself with specialist clinics social prescribing and innovative support such as regular dementia cafesarmed forces support and even child first aid classes for parents.

We strive to look after our employees as well with generous annual leave flexible and family friendly working and support during difficult times such as free counselling.

We also work as a collaborativePrimary Care Networks (PCNs) which span across Colchester and Tendring.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check - basic

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for a basic Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any current or unspent criminal convictions.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

Walton Medical Centre have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and pro-active receptionist to join the team on a full or part-time basis. Hours and days can be discussed at interview.Responsibilities will include (but not limited to):Booking appointments and greeting patientsAnswering querie...