About this role
Job summary
Longfield Medical Centre is hiring! We are looking for a motivated and reliable administration assistant to join our friendly and supportive GP practice team. The successful applicant will join our support team and assist in the smooth delivery of excellent patient care. This role is offered on a part-time basis for 22.5 hours per week over 3 days.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the role include:
Undertaking a variety of administrative duties including the provision of clerical support to clinical staff and other members of the practice team. Data-entry and read-coding of relevant patient information and medical data into the clinical system. Scanning patient information into computerised records, including medical documents, hospital records and letters, as necessary. Allocating workflow for review by doctors or other health professionals. Processing practice post and emails. Registering new patients. Handling enquiries efficiently.
About us
Our well-established, semi-rural training practice serves approximately 17,000 patients. We are a CQC rated "Good" practice, who pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to our local community.
We offer competitive rates of pay, increased annual leave loyalty bonuses, and access to the NHS pension scheme.
Job description Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person Specification
We would welcome applications from organised, adaptable and friendly individuals who are keen to help us provide high levels of customer service. Applicants should have the following skills and experience: Essential
An experienced administrator, with excellent IT, time management and organisational skills. Ability to communicate effectively, working in a confidential and discreet manner. Ability to multi-task, work efficiently and maintain a high level of attention to detail, when under pressure. Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as independently. Primary care experience is desirable but not essential. Some flexibility is required as you will sometimes need to work additional or alternative hours to cover for colleagues. All applicants should ensure that they live within reasonable commuting distance.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
Employer details Employer name Primary Care Careers
Address Princes Road
Maldon
Essex
CM9 5DF
Employer's website https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)