Company Name
Heacham Group Practice | Heacham Surgery
All Locations
Hunstanton
Advertising Salary
£12.25 per hour
Function
Admin & Clerical
Careers Site Advertising End Date
09 Jun 2025
Vacancy
28659
About the Role
Heacham Group Practice are looking to recruit an organised, caring and reliable person to join our experienced reception team to work across our two sites, Heacham and Snettisham surgeries. This position is offered on a part-time basis - hours are negotiable.
 
You will be a key member of our reception team carrying out the following duties;
  • Answering calls into the surgery and dealing with enquiries.
  • Managing patient requests/online queries via email and our website. 
  • Speaking with patients face to face at the reception desk, signposting patients to the correct service.
  • Booking appointments.
  • Amending clinics as required.
  • Handling medical information discretely and confidentially.
  • Maintaining records. 
  • Other reception duties as required. 
Please see attached job description for further information.
About the Candidate
General practice is a challenging environment that requires a calm and caring approach with the ability to work under pressure. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated team player who has customer service/patient experience, offers excellent communication skills, and has the following attributes:
  • Previous experience of working in a GP Surgery would be preferred, but training can be given.  
  • Ability to work in a polite, confidential and discreet manner, respecting patients and colleagues at all times.
  • Experience of working with the general public, being sensitive and empathic in distressing situations.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Strong IT and administration skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Some flexibility is required, as you will sometimes need to work additional or alternative hours to cover for colleagues annual leave/sickness.

About Us

We are a small friendly GP Practice with two surgeries at Heacham and Snettisham serving approximately 7,500 patients.  Our clinical team includes 2 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs and very skilled nursing team including nurse practitioners, specialist nurses and HCAs.  We are a training practice for GP registrars.

 
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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