GP Receptionist

at  Waltham Forest Federated GP Network

The post holder will be expected to ensure that the reception area of the practice runs smoothly, whilst working closely with the senior receptionist and other administrative team members. To provide a high level of service to patients, doctors, nurses and other members of the Practice team Telephone Duties Making appointments Home visit requests Deal with general enquiries Contacting other providers Reception Duties Register new patients and temporary residents Greet and direct patients and visitors Making appointments Handing out prescriptions Handing out blood test forms / sample kits / referrals Ensure outstanding queries are explained and handed over to next shift, as necessary Respond to needs of doctors and nurses during surgery Deal with general enquiries Prescription Duties Dealing with requests for repeat prescriptions Raising prescriptions as per Practice protocols Dealing with queries relating to repeat prescriptions General Duties Input and extract information from Practice computer system Observe health and safety guidelines at all times Any other reasonable duties as necessary This job description gives a general outline of the post and it is not intended to be inflexible or a final list of duties. It may therefore be amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder. To Be Noted This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities.
The post holder may be required to work across the service and to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager. This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holde

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