Receptionist / Care navigator
Dingle Park Practice
Liverpool, L8 6QPView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£13.00 to £14.50
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 October 2026
4 days leftJob description
We are looking for a friendly, professional and motivated Receptionist to join our busy GP Practice team. As the first point of contact for patients, ...
- Provide a professional, welcoming and efficient reception service to patients, visitors and healthcare professionals.
- Answer telephone calls promptly and courteously, dealing with enquiries appropriately and taking accurate messages.
- Book, amend and cancel appointments using EMIS Web, ensuring patients are directed to the most appropriate service.
- Undertake care navigation, assessing patient needs within the scope of the role and signposting to appropriate clinicians, services or community resources.
- Register new patients and maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records.
- Process requests for prescriptions, test results and other routine patient enquiries in line with practice procedures.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and comply with GDPR, practice policies and NHS requirements.
- Manage challenging or sensitive situations calmly and professionally, escalating concerns where appropriate.
- Liaise effectively with GPs, nurses, administrative staff and external healthcare providers.
- Support the wider practice team with administrative duties and contribute to the smooth running of the practice.
- Follow practice protocols for safeguarding, infection prevention, health and safety and information governance.
- Participate in training, team meetings and service improvement activities as required.
Job Description GP Practice Receptionist
Job Title: GP Practice Receptionist
Location: Dingle Park Practice
Responsible to: Practice Manager
Accountable to: Practice Manager / Partners
To provide a professional, friendly and efficient reception service to patients and visitors, supporting the delivery of high-quality primary care services. The postholder will be responsible for reception and administrative duties, appointment management and care navigation, ensuring patients are directed to the most appropriate service.
- Provide a friendly, professional and welcoming reception service.
- Answer telephone calls and deal with patient enquiries appropriately and sensitively.
- Book, amend and cancel appointments using EMIS Web.
- Undertake care navigation, identifying patients needs and directing them to the most appropriate clinician, service or community resource.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records on EMIS Web.
- Process administrative requests, including prescription and test-result enquiries, in accordance with practice procedures.
- Register new patients and process patient information accurately.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with GDPR and information governance requirements.
- Deal appropriately with challenging situations and escalate concerns when necessary.
- Liaise effectively with GPs, nurses, administrative staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Follow practice policies relating to safeguarding, health and safety, infection prevention and confidentiality.
- Participate in staff meetings, training and practice development activities.
- Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and needs of the practice.
The postholder will be expected to work as part of the wider practice team, demonstrating a positive and flexible approach while maintaining high standards of patient care, professionalism and confidentiality at all times.
Dingle Park Practice is a friendly, well-established GP Practice based in Liverpool, providing high-quality NHS services to our local community.
We are a busy and forward-thinking practice with a diverse, multidisciplinary team including GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, physiotherapists, social prescribers, care coordinators, administrators and reception staff.
We pride ourselves on providing compassionate, patient-centred care while supporting our staff to work together as one team. We are a training practice and are committed to developing our workforce and continually improving the services we provide.
We are looking for someone who shares our values, enjoys working as part of a team and is committed to providing a friendly and professional service to our patients.
Experience
Essential: - EMIS Web experience; - Primary care experience
Qualifications
Essential: - GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in Maths and English
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
22 September 2026
Last checked
24 September 2026
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