Job summary We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our busy, friendly, hard working team for 27 hours worked over 3 days 8am-6pm on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have an excellent telephone manner, a willingness to learn with the ability to work under pressure and provide a high-quality patient service. Main duties of the job Main Duties of the Job Working on reception, checking patients in and out dealing with face to face queries and a large volume of administrative tasks such as: Registering new patients/temporary residents Opening and actioning post Actioning all emails that come through to our Deerness Park Mailbox Prescription Requests Creating/rescheduling patient appointments Working though tasks on our in house system Emis Web Liaison between patients and clinicians Third party communications Working in the back office answering a high volume of calls signposting patients to the appropriate health care professional within practice or to related services such as Pharmacy First, Minor Injuries Unit - Dealing with patient queries via phone, administrative tasks such as: Creating/rescheduling patient appointments Prescription requests Working though tasks on our in house system Emis Web Accurate data entry in relation to patient records Booking of interpreters, ambulance services Dealing with managed referrals to district nurses/wound hub teams etc Scanning/coding documents onto patients records Third party communication About us We are a training practice. We have 2 sites with a list size of 13,500 patients based in Hendon and Hylton Castle (Bunny Hill PCC), Sunderland. Our clinical team compromises of: 4 GP Partners 3 Salaried GP's 5 Advanced Practitioners 5 Nurses 6 Health Care Assistants With a large admin team of 17. Date posted 10 March 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £11.44 an hour Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number A0994-25-0000 Job locations Suffolk Street Hendon Sunderland Tyne & Wear SR2 8AD Job description Job responsibilities The role of the medical receptionist is vast and varied. The duties consist of making appointments for patients through a variety of channels. Communicating with patients on a day to day basis about upcoming appointments. Ordering prescriptions. Signposting, effectively, patients to the right clinician. Communicating on behalf of a patient to healthcare professionals. Scanning and coding inbound documents. Making referrals to other providers. The medical receptionist role is the face of the practice and the first point of contact for the patients, therefore you must be caring, empathetic and committed to providing the best service. Job description Job responsibilities The role of the medical receptionist is vast and varied. The duties consist of making appointments for patients through a variety of channels. Communicating with patients on a day to day basis about upcoming appointments. Ordering prescriptions. Signposting, effectively, patients to the right clinician. Communicating on behalf of a patient to healthcare professionals. Scanning and coding inbound documents. Making referrals to other providers. The medical receptionist role is the face of the practice and the first point of contact for the patients, therefore you must be caring, empathetic and committed to providing the best service. Person Specification Experience Essential Ability to work at pace with a large team. Ability to prioritise workload. Desirable Experience of working in a GP Practice or similar clinical setting Person Specification Experience Essential Ability to work at pace with a large team. Ability to prioritise workload. Desirable Experience of working in a GP Practice or similar clinical setting 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 Deerness Park Medical Group Address Suffolk Street Hendon Sunderland Tyne & Wear SR2 8AD Employer's website https://www.deernesspark.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)