Customer Care Administrator inWhitley Bay inWhitley Bay PUBLISHED 1 DEC 2023

Band 2  PERMANENT 
This position will be based at the Park Parade Surgery in Whitley Bay.

Scan all incoming patient information into their computerised medical records.

To answer telephone calls & respond to all enquires directing the public as appropriate.

To provide admin support to nursing & clinical staff.

Issue invoices and seeking payment for private work, keeping a record of monies received and owed using a Microsoft excel spreadsheet.

To receive confidential information by telephone or face to face and input accurately into SystemOne as appropriate.

Ensuring external mail is posted off daily.

In the instance of staff absence due to annual leave and sickness, provide cover for the other member of the secretarial team.

Help out in reception when required.

The above is a guideline to some of the duties expected from a secretary in general practice but is by no means exhaustive

We are looking to recruit a friendly, motivated and professional customer care administrator to join our team. Ideally, the successful candidate will have a background of working in primary care, as well as strong customer service and administrative skills.

This position will be based at the Park Parade Surgery in Whitley Bay. The successful candidate will be providing a high level of customer service to patients of NPC practices.

Northumbria Primary Care is a developing, dynamic organisation with a clear vision for Primary Care service delivery. We are pushing the boundaries of how we deliver our services, which is facilitating greater opportunities for our staff.

You must be able to prioritise workload without supervision and have good organisational and IT skills. Provide secretarial support to GP's and clinicians. You will be required to help out on the telephones as and when required. Answer telephone calls, respond to all enquiries, direct the public as and when appropriate, provide admin support to nursing & clinical staff. Full training will be provided on the use of SystmOne.


**** Previous applicants need not apply ****

Ensure all referrals are sent via the appropriate method i.e e-referral system.

Deal with requests for access to medical records.

Managing the practice generic in box and other electronic messaging systems.

Dealing with telephone calls from patients and third parties as appropriate and any other duties that are relevant to the post.

Working in a busy reception desk dealing with patients face to face and on the telephone.

All administrative duties and working together as a cohesive team with both clinicians and other administrative staff.

Taking meeting minutes as required

Scan all incoming patient information into their computerised medical records.

To answer telephone calls & respond to all enquires directing the public as appropriate.

To provide admin support to nursing & clinical staff.

Issue invoices and seeking payment for private work, keeping a record of monies received and owed using a Microsoft excel spreadsheet.

To receive confidential information by telephone or face to face and input accurately into SystemOne as appropriate.

Ensuring external mail is posted off daily.

In the instance of staff absence due to annual leave and sickness, provide cover for the other member of the secretarial team.

Help out in reception when required.

The above is a guideline to some of the duties expected from a secretary in general practice but is by no means exhaustive

We are looking to recruit a friendly, motivated and professional customer care administrator to join our team. Ideally, the successful candidate will have a background of working in primary care, as well as strong customer service and administrative skills.

This position will be based at the Park Parade Surgery in Whitley Bay. The successful candidate will be providing a high level of customer service to patients of NPC practices.

Northumbria Primary Care is a developing, dynamic organisation with a clear vision for Primary Care service delivery. We are pushing the boundaries of how we deliver our services, which is facilitating greater opportunities for our staff.

You must be able to prioritise workload without supervision and have good organisational and IT skills. Provide secretarial support to GP's and clinicians. You will be required to help out on the telephones as and when required. Answer telephone calls, respond to all enquiries, direct the public as and when appropriate, provide admin support to nursing & clinical staff. Full training will be provided on the use of SystmOne.


**** Previous applicants need not apply ****

Ensure all referrals are sent via the appropriate method i.e e-referral system.

Deal with requests for access to medical records.

Managing the practice generic in box and other electronic messaging systems.

Dealing with telephone calls from patients and third parties as appropriate and any other duties that are relevant to the post.

Working in a busy reception desk dealing with patients face to face and on the telephone.

All administrative duties and working together as a cohesive team with both clinicians and other administrative staff.

Taking meeting minutes as required



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