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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Experienced GP Receptionist-Admin

Salary

£12.75 an hour

Apply on St James's Practice

Description

We are a friendly and busy NHS GP Practice in Beckenham, looking for a Part-time Receptionist/Admin to work with us at the practice.

The successful candidate will have a range of patient-facing and administrative tasks, such as scanning, and will require excellent organisational skills and time management.

Main duties of the job:

  • Answering telephone calls and dealing with face-to-face enquiries
  • Scheduling appointments for patients
  • Checking patients in
  • Dealing with all requests in an efficient and courteous manner
  • Screening enquiries for the doctors and medical staff
  • Scanning documents into patients' records
  • Explaining the practice procedures to new patients
  • Accurately collecting information and personal details about patients, maintaining patients' confidentiality
  • Updating clinical system with appointments and personal details
  • Receiving urine and blood samples and sending them off to hospital laboratories
  • Arranging prescriptions for patients
  • Maintaining a clean reception and waiting area to show a professional image
  • Opening post and forwarding it onto the relevant parties
  • Opening and locking up the surgery
  • Covering colleagues during times of annual leave

About us: St James Practice is looking for an experienced and well-rounded Care Navigator to join our friendly and innovative GP Practice. We offer NHS Pension and standard annual leave.

This role is for 20hrs per week for 4 shifts on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. There are opportunities for growth and progression.

Candidate must be available to cover annual leaves and absences.

Salary: £12.75 an hour

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • experience of working in a GP practice
  • experience of using EMIS Web

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A1390-26-0006

Apply on St James's Practice