Care Navigator/ Receptionist (fixed term)
Park Medical Practice
Derby, DE21 6LA · Derby, DE21 6LA · Derby, DE72 3HA · Derby, DE22 1GBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£12.71
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
We currently have three 12-month fixed-term positions available, with the following contracted hours and shift patterns: Position 1 20 hours per week ...
To be able
to answer & signpost a large volume of calls, directing patients
appropriately to the most relevant services
Excellent communication skills
Possess fantastic
customer service skills
Be able to
work under pressure
Duties will
- Signposting patients & booking appointments
- Giving out results following practice guidelines
- Answering general enquiries
- Contacting other providers
- Arranging home visits
- Processing prescription requests
- Greeting & directing patients
- Registering new or temporary patients
- Preparing consulting rooms prior to surgery
& tidying rooms after surgery
- Chaperone doctors/nurses as requested
- Opening/closing of surgery
General reception/admin duties
Park Medical Practice- Care Navigator/ Receptionist
Reports to: Patient Services Manager
Part Time working between the hours of 7.45-6.30pm
- The role of reception/call handler, being
the first port of call, is to ensure all incoming calls or face to face
appointments are received and responded on a timely manner.
- To be able to signpost patients
to the appropriate clinician or service.
- Assist with rapid health triage froms
- To be able to direct patients appropriately
to relevant services
- To have excellent communication skills
with the ability to communicate in writing electronically and verbally with a
wide range of providers and users of services, including patients; carers;
voluntary; social; primary and secondary care providers.
- To have excellent IT skills
- To understand the importance of
confidentiality
- To respond appropriately in emergency
situations
- To report any incidents that might
compromise health & safety for self, other staff or patients
- Sign posting patients to the most
appropriate service
- Booking appointments
- Giving out test results following practice
guidelines
- Contacting other providers
- Answering general enquiries
- Arranging home visits
- Processing emails/prescription requests
- Greeting & directing patients/visitors
- Registering new patients and temporary
visitors
- Handing out reports/prescriptions/patient
information
- Preparing consulting rooms prior to surgery
and tidying rooms after surgery
- Health & safety awareness (e.g.
handling samples)
- General housekeeping e.g. keeping waiting/reception
area tidy
- Chaperone doctors/nurses as requested
- Inputting and extracting information from
the computer system
- Collecting and receipting payments for non-NHS
services
- Opening/closing of surgery
- Attend performance & development review
- Attend training as deemed necessary
You will have an individual induction & training with regular reviews.
To take part in annual appraisal, developing a personal development plan,
from which training needs will be identified and training undertaken
The post holders must cooperate with all policies and procedures designed
to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be
treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual
orientation, religion etc. The post holders should respect patient
confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless
sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
Due to the nature of this work, this post is exempt from the provisions of
Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1994 (Exceptions) Order
1995. Applicants for posts are not entitled to withhold information about
convictions which for other purposes are spent under the provisions of the Act
and in the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could
result in disciplinary action or dismissal by the Practice. Any information
given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation
to an applicant of a position to which the order applies.
This job description is intended to provide an outline of key
responsibilites only. There may be other duties required of the post holder
commensurate with the position. All members of staff should be prepared to work
flexibly across all sites and must be prepared to cover their colleagues
annual leave/sickness.
We are a
large medical practice with 3 sites in Chaddesden, Borrowash & The University of Derby.
We Pride ourselves in providing quality care
to all our patients
Qualifications
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Excellent telephone manner
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent customer care demonstrating empathy and patience
- Flexible working approach
- Remain calm under pressure
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
23 October 2026
Last checked
24 October 2026
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