# Medical Receptionist

**Company**: Torrington Park Group Practice
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £12.71 an hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Medical Receptionist to join our team at Torrington Park Group Practice. As a Medical Receptionist, you will undertake general reception and administrative duties, ensuring an effective and efficient reception service is provided to patients and visitors.

Your main duties will include:

- Organising appointments on the computerised appointments system

- Using your own judgment and communication skills to ensure patients with no prior appointment but who need urgent consultation are seen in a logical and non-disruptive manner

- Taking accurate messages and passing on information to doctors, nurses, and other staff

- Providing general assistance to the practice team and projecting a positive and friendly image to patients and visitors

- Using tact, diplomacy, and care when dealing with patients who may be upset or aggressive

- Undertaking a variety of administrative tasks and implementing new policies where necessary

- Covering for other receptionists and administrators on sick or annual leave

- Undertaking general administrative duties

We offer a salary of £12.71 per hour, a permanent part-time contract, and a supportive working environment.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- Office administration knowledge and experience using EMIS Web & Docman systems

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Excellent keyboard skills and clear and legible handwriting

- A friendly and approachable demeanour

- Ability to record information accurately and work under your own initiative

- GCSE Maths and English grade C and above or equivalent

## Skills

### Required
- EMIS Web
- Docman systems
- Excellent communication skills
- Keyboard skills

### Nice to have
- Experience of working in GP practice or Primary care
- Customer Service or administrator qualification

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