Medical Receptionist - NHS

Main duties of the job 4.2Responsibilities To provide support to all clinical staff To ensure computers are made ready, telephones diverted and re-diverted, rooms opened for surgeries to commence Deal with all incoming and outgoing post Enter updated patient information onto the practice clinical system Receive telephone calls, take messages and respond to enquiries Receive and deal with any requests for repeat medication as appropriate to the role Deal with all ambulance booking requests Ensure collection and distribution of any specimens received Arrange and maintain appointment systems for the primary care team booking and cancelling appointments where appropriate Ensure waiting room is tidy at all times Ensuring locums receive all necessary information Provide support to the attached staff, to ensure patients receive an efficient service Responsible for dealing with actions required on path lab results and correspondence Responsible for IT issues, problem solving including hardware issues with support from third party provider