Medical Receptionist/Administrator (part-time)

265 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh EH15 2AW Dr A Comiskey and Partners is an innovative, forward thinking, twin site Practice with approx 12000 patients. We are a training Practice with 7 GP Partners, 4 salaried GPs, 6 Practice Nurses and 3 Phlebotomists. We are looking for a part-time Receptionist/Administrator at our Conan Doyle site, enabling us to continue providing excellent patient centred care.

Your role as Receptionist/Administrator would be to assist patients as well as clinicians to ensure the smooth running of the Practice this therefore requires the ability to work efficiently, accurately and conscientiously. The work is varied, challenging and fast-paced therefore we are looking for a candidate who is enthusiastic, motivated and who can work well under pressure, unsupervised in often complex and unpredictable situations.

The role includes answering phone calls, signposting patients to the right services, processing registration forms and prescription requests and other administrative tasks. Good general education, computer literacy and keyboard skills essential, as well as excellent communication skills, attention to detail, strong sense of confidentiality and the ability to work as part of a team. Previous experience within GP Practice (knowledge of the Vision and Docman clinical systems) is desirable but consideration will be given to skills that are relevant and transferable for this position and full training will also be provided.

The post is permanent and part-time – 16 hours per week; Monday to Wednesday between the hours of 12.30pm and 6.00pm. Flexibility will be necessary to cover annual leave or sickness absence.