Job summary We have a vacancy for Medical Receptionist/Administrators to join our friendly reception team. We are a small but high-performing practice. The post is for 20 hours per week. We pay living wage, adjusted for experience and age. Essential: Good computer skills and previous customer-facing employment experience. Preferrable: Experience of working in a busy healthcare setting and knowledge of clinical systems, e.g. EMIS Web and Docman. Main duties of the job Answering phones and booking and cancelling appointments Booking patients in on arrival or directing patients to the check-in kiosk Actioning repeat prescription requests and prescription enquiries Ensuring all referral PNs are done by end of working day Actioning patient enquiries and patient notes on EMISWeb About us Cherry Medical Practice is a General Practice Partnership open to all patients living within our Practice boundary with a M28 or M38 postcode. We work in partnership with our patients and our Patient Participation Group to provide medical care for our patients. We are an active member of the Walkden and Little Hulton Primary Care Network. We work as part of the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. We are a team comprised of two female GPs, two practice nurses, one healthcare assistant, one practice manager, one reception manager and three receptionists and one care coordinatoor. We also currently have three pharmacists working with the practice who review patient medications. Date posted 27 January 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary Depending on experience Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number A5615-25-0000 Job locations Little Hulton Health Centre Haysbrook Avenue Worsley Manchester M28 0AY Job description Job responsibilities Job Description Reception Cherry Medical Practice In this post you will be expected to perform and be competent in the following tasks as part of your daily duties. Answering phones and booking/cancelling appointments Booking patients in on arrival or directing patients to the check-in kiosk Actioning repeat prescription requests and prescription enquiries Ensuring all referral PNs are done by end of working day Actioning patient enquiries and patient notes on EMISWeb Attendance at compulsory training eg Basic Life Support training, Safeguarding training Completion of all mandatory training and keeping own training log up to date. Participation in appraisal and professional development Using the Docman system for scanning correspondence and actioning tasks Opening and actioning incoming mail daily Actioning DNAs as per the practice policy Emailing documents as required Confidential shredding of documents Registering patients for Patient Access Registering new patients to the practice and booking the patient a new pt registration appointment Responsibility for contacting patients for reviews and chronic disease recall registers GDPR competence Child and Adult safeguarding awareness and compliance Duty to report any Safeguarding concerns Completion of Bridge referrals or Adult Safeguarding form where necessary Competency at actioning 2-week cancer referrals Adhering to staff policies on mobile phone use while at work, consumption of food, correct uniform etc Training will be provided in the use of these computerised clinical systems where required. Job description Job responsibilities Job Description Reception Cherry Medical Practice In this post you will be expected to perform and be competent in the following tasks as part of your daily duties. Answering phones and booking/cancelling appointments Booking patients in on arrival or directing patients to the check-in kiosk Actioning repeat prescription requests and prescription enquiries Ensuring all referral PNs are done by end of working day Actioning patient enquiries and patient notes on EMISWeb Attendance at compulsory training eg Basic Life Support training, Safeguarding training Completion of all mandatory training and keeping own training log up to date. Participation in appraisal and professional development Using the Docman system for scanning correspondence and actioning tasks Opening and actioning incoming mail daily Actioning DNAs as per the practice policy Emailing documents as required Confidential shredding of documents Registering patients for Patient Access Registering new patients to the practice and booking the patient a new pt registration appointment Responsibility for contacting patients for reviews and chronic disease recall registers GDPR competence Child and Adult safeguarding awareness and compliance Duty to report any Safeguarding concerns Completion of Bridge referrals or Adult Safeguarding form where necessary Competency at actioning 2-week cancer referrals Adhering to staff policies on mobile phone use while at work, consumption of food, correct uniform etc Training will be provided in the use of these computerised clinical systems where required. Person Specification Experience Essential Previous reception work Desirable Preferrable: Experience of working in a busy healthcare setting and knowledge of clinical systems, e.g. EMIS Web and Docman. Person Specification Experience Essential Previous reception work Desirable Preferrable: Experience of working in a busy healthcare setting and knowledge of clinical systems, e.g. EMIS Web and Docman. 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 Cherry Medical Practice Address Little Hulton Health Centre Haysbrook Avenue Worsley Manchester M28 0AY Employer's website https://cherrymedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)