Location
Norwich
Department
Bacon Road Medical Centre
Advertising Salary
DOE
Function
Admin & Clerical
Careers Site Advertising End Date
06 Feb 2025
Vacancy
8804
About the Role
Marriott's Medical Practices in Norwich, has an exciting opportunity for a care co-ordinator to join our team at the Bacon Road Medical Practice, on a part-time basis for 28.5 hours per week. There may be occasions to work at the Taverham Surgery to meet the needs of the business.
 
We offer a two-week induction whereby you will have time with our team to gain a good understanding of how the practice operates.
 
The main purpose of the role is to:
 
  • Offer general assistance to the practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone.
  • Ensure that all our patients have access to a safe surgery environment.
  • Receive, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient, and effective way.
  • Monitor and maintain the reception waiting area ensuring patients are kept informed in the event of any unforeseen circumstances or updates to clinics.
  • Undertake a variety of administrative duties to assist in the smooth running of the practice, including the provision of secretarial and clerical support to clinical staff and other members of the practice team.
  • Ensure accurate documentation within patient records via SystmOne.
  • Monitor and respond to online communications via our online system, Patchs.
    About the Candidate
    You will have the following skills/experience:
     
    Essential:
     
    • Good general secondary education.
    • Excellent communication (oral and written) skills and outstanding interpersonal skills.
    • Excellent keyboard and computer skills.
    • Ability to listen and empathise.
    • Appropriate IT knowledge, skills, and experience.
    • Negotiating skills and problem solving.
    • Good time management.
    • An understanding, acceptance, and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
    • Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
    • Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
    • Pleasant and articulate.
    • Able to work under pressure.
    • Able to work in a changing environment.
    • Able to use own initiative.
    • Honest, caring, pleasant, sympathetic, good humoured and always displays integrity.
    • Willing to work flexible hours as necessary.

    Desirable:

    • Experience of working in public reception environment.
    • Experience of using a clinical medical system, or similar.
    • Experience of dealing with the public/patients.
    • Experience of dealing with the public on the telephone.
    • Customer care training.
    • Experience of using SystmOne.
    • Knowledge of primary care in the NHS.

    About Us
    We have a friendly and supportive team who are passionate about providing top quality service to our 13,000 patients across the Bacon Road Medical Centre and Taverham Surgery.
     

    To help make the surgeries a good place to work and bring the team together we offer raining opportunities and CPD events as well as team building events, charity day events and social events. Many staff take part in park runs, either running them or helping the event organisers.

    Our staff have access to free on-site parking, Blue Light discount cards, wellbeing champions and our social group Whatsapp account. We pride ourselves on having built a culture where all staff are approachable and supportive. Other benefits include company pension and sick pay.

    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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