Job summary
PLEASE NOTE THESE ROLES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPONSORSHIP TO WORK IN THE UK
The role will broadly work across practice support areaswhich will include workflow, reception and medical secretaries. Your workload will be varied and will include database input, updating patient data, answeringtelephones and registering patients. You will be able to work in a fast paced environment,be self-motivated, have attention to detail, be hard working with a flexibleattitude. We are looking for someone whohas outstanding organisation skills and who will be able work well as a team
Main duties of the job
Priorexperience of working in a General Practice or Primary Care would be a greatadvantage.
Beyond that, its all about your brilliant, positive energy andnatural ability to get along with people and build relationships.
We are committed to providing the quickest possible turnaroundfrom the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy sooner if sufficientapplicants apply.
For an application pack please contact Yasmin Hussain, HRManager, via e mail on
LSMP iscommitted to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We welcomeapplicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex,gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civilpartnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.
About us
Vacancy- Practice Support Administrators x 3
FullTime: hours per week (Flexibility in working hours between 7:30am - 6:30pm)
£22,per annum
Leeds Student Medical Practice (LSMP) are a busy GPSurgery, close to the University of Leeds, caring for students and theirfamilies studying in the City. We have threepermanent vacancies for Practice Support Administrators to join our large, supportive,busy and friendly team. We want the mostresilient people to come and join our LSMP practice - no two days will be thesame.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our administrationteam at LSMP
Covid-19vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your colleagues, yourfamily and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcaresetting. Whilst Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employmentcurrently, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Wewill be checking the vaccination status of all our new starters so that we canmanage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those whomay be undecided about vaccination. There is currently a governmentconsultation underway which will determine whether new starters may need to bevaccinated.
Closing date: Sunday 22nd September 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 1stOctober 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
LSMP InterimMission Statement
Leeds Student Medical Practice aims toprovide professional, accessible, high quality, comprehensive healthcareservices to meet the needs of the registered students and their families. Theseaims encompass challenging and addressing health inequalities, with the coreprinciple of equity in mind.
The values of Leeds Student MedicalPractice are in line with the values of the wider NHS-those core values arerespect and dignity, commitment to quality of care, compassion, improvinglives, working together for patients and everyone counts. Leeds Student MedicalPractice advocates for its registered patients and the wider student populationthrough its relationships with other organisations providing health care in thecity, the higher education institutions and relevant third sector and charitableorganisations.
Leeds Student Medical Practice upholdsthe principles of the Equality Act (2010). Leeds Student Medical Practice willnot tolerate, and will act upon, any kind of discrimination involving itspatients, visitors, and staff. This includes racism, sexism, misogyny,homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, discrimination associated with disability ordiscrimination associated with faith-based views.
The clinical priorities for the studentsand their families registered with Leeds Student Medical Practice includemental health and wellbeing, sexual and reproductive health, as well asdetection and ongoing care of long-term conditions that commonly affect youngadults. Leeds Student Medical Practice is proud to hold the Gold Pride inPractice award for excellence in health care for LGBTQ+ people.
Leeds Student Medical Practice iscommitted to education and training of health care professionals. This involvesqualified doctors undertaking additional training to becoming GPs and hostingstudent nurse placements. This also includes placements for doctor and nursecolleagues (who do not normally work at LSMP) to get additional experience inproviding contraception, sexual and reproductive health.
JobOverview
This role will broadly work across practice support areaswhich will include workflow, reception, and medical secretaries, to provide apositive and friendly professional image and patient experience. In addition,the post holder will provide an outstanding practice administration service toother professionals that may well contact the practice either via telephone, inperson, or electronically. The postholder will require a wide range of IT skills, time management andprioritisation skills.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
1. Must be able to demonstrate eligibility to work and live in the UK (E)
Qualifications
Essential
2. Education to GCSE level or equivalent experience (E)
Desirable
3. Administration qualification (D)
Experience
Essential
4. Previous experience of administration in the health sector or able to demonstrate transferable skills from other sectors (E)
5. Good clear and confidence communicator(E)
6. Good standard of literacy (E)
7. Ability to work under pressure and prioritize own workload (E)
8. Experience of working with the public (E)
Desirable
9. Experience of EMIS (D)
Skills/Qualities
Essential
10. Excellent communication skills (E)
11. Clear, polite, telephone manner (E)
12. Be computer literate, able to operate commonly used IT packages (E)
13. Able to work as part of team member and autonomously (E)
14. Good interpersonal skills (E)
15. Polite and confident (E)
16. Flexible and cooperative (E)
17. Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations (E)
18. Ability to work under pressure (E)