Practice Administrator

Wootton Vale Healthy Living Centre has an excellent opportunity for a practice administrator to join our busy support team, on a part-time basis. The position is for 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, working a mixture of 7.45am-1.15pm or 1pm-6.30pm, across our two sites. 

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide full administrative support within the surgery working across a range of departments undertaking a range of administrative duties.
• 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.
• Receive, assist, and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way.
• 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.
• Facilitate effective communication between patients, members the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies.

Please see full job description attached.

If you are a well organised person, who thrives in a busy working environment where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you.  Ideally candidates will have worked in a GP practice using TPP SystmOne or another GP clinical system. 

We are looking for someone who is:

• Adaptable and friendly, with strong administration, time management and organisational skills.
• An excellent communicator able to work in a confidential and discreet manner.
• Able to "think on their feet" in a busy working environment.
• Able to multi-task, work hard and maintain a high level of attention to detail, when under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as comfortable working independently.

Some flexibility is required as you will sometimes need to work additional or alternative hours to cover for colleagues.

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.