Medical Receptionist inChester inChester PUBLISHED 18 NOV 2024

 PERMANENT 
Make appointments using the booking system either face to face or on the telephone.

We are looking for a motivated enthusiastic medical receptionist to join our reception team, due to a retirement. Contracted hours would be 26 hours per week - (set hours Tues to Thurs) plus the option of additional hours to cover staff absences.

Main duties are - meeting and greeting patients, booking patients in from triage, answering the telephone , processing prescription requests, registering new patients, deducting patients. The role includes a variety of admin tasks.

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Principle responsibilities

Open and prepare the surgery for start of day

Work to reception protocols and procedures

Reception and routing of patients on arrival

Make appointments using the booking system either face to face or on the telephone

Book patients in from Patchs triage

Book requests for home visits

File and pull patient medical records as needed

Process all requests for repeat prescriptions

Complete actions received on EMIS tasks, Docman and Lab Test Due report

Produce letters to send to patients using templates where required

Add registrations for new patients onto EMIS and update patient information

Run reports for home visits, contacts and deductions

Process payments from card/cash/cheques making necessary book entries

Distribute incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail and transport to post office

Action emails received in the reception mailbox

Maintain a tidy waiting room and reception area for incoming colleagues and replenish stocks in clinical rooms

Complete end of day checks



We are looking for a motivated enthusiastic medical receptionist to join our reception team, due to a retirement. Contracted hours would be 26 hours per week - (set hours Tues to Thurs) plus the option of additional hours to cover staff absences.

Main duties are - meeting and greeting patients, booking patients in from triage, answering the telephone , processing prescription requests, registering new patients, deducting patients. The role includes a variety of admin tasks.

About us

Principle responsibilities

Open and prepare the surgery for start of day

Work to reception protocols and procedures

Reception and routing of patients on arrival

Make appointments using the booking system either face to face or on the telephone

Book patients in from Patchs triage

Book requests for home visits

File and pull patient medical records as needed

Process all requests for repeat prescriptions

Complete actions received on EMIS tasks, Docman and Lab Test Due report

Produce letters to send to patients using templates where required

Add registrations for new patients onto EMIS and update patient information

Run reports for home visits, contacts and deductions

Process payments from card/cash/cheques making necessary book entries

Distribute incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail and transport to post office

Action emails received in the reception mailbox

Maintain a tidy waiting room and reception area for incoming colleagues and replenish stocks in clinical rooms

Complete end of day checks





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