• Permanent full-time
• Patients are at the centre of everything we do here at Horowhenua Community Practice (HCP).
• Provide a highly positive customer experience

About THINK Hauora:

At THINK Hauora we are committed to enhancing health and wellbeing within all communities, including Māori, Pasifika, Youth, and LGBTQIA+ communities, across our rohe. We value diversity and inclusivity, and we warmly welcome individuals from all walks of life to contribute to our vision of Connecting Communities for Wellbeing.

THINK Hauora is committed to Te Tīriti o Waitangi and is an exemplar Te Tīriti Partner whose Board and employees actively contribute to the achievement of Pae Ora (Healthy Futures for Māori) across our rohe. We maintain this by expressing and activating the five principles of Te Tīriti o Waitangi across all layers of our organisation.

• Tino Rangatiratanga | Self-determination
• Mana Taurite | Equity
• Whakamarumarutia | Active Protection
• Kōwhiringa | Options
• Pātuitanga | Partnership

About You:

As mentioned, our patients are at the centre of everything we do. If you are a customer centric individual who understands the importance of communicating clearly, and you have previous experience of working in a busy environment with a focus on customer satisfaction, we would love to hear from you.

What will set you apart, is your natural approach to assisting patients and internal staff, ability to receive visitors / staff, a polite and helpful telephone manner and ability to genuinely be resourceful, work independently and flex to what’s required. 

You will have well-rounded interpersonal skills to relate to members of the public and your colleagues. You will need to be a good listener, be able to answer queries promptly and adapt your behaviours to engage with callers whilst always showing patience, sensitivity and confidentiality.

You will be supported by a Team Leader and your colleagues, and you will be a quick learner and seek out answers. 

So, what is this role all about? 

• Being the face of HCP and ensuring the patient’s experience is positive.
• Work with your team to ensure the smooth running of reception and support the delivery of quality patient care. 
• Play a pivotal role in the patient and whānau experience and have a direct impact on the Practice’s ability to provide effective patient care. 
• Actively engage in respectful relationships with all patients and their support networks to encourage participation in the delivery of care. 
• Patients will feel heard, have their queries answered promptly, will be shown patience, sensitivity and confidentiality.
• You will be required to work across reception, receive inbound calls, make patient bookings, and carry out general administrative duties. 
• The internal focus is liaison with staff and communication of patient expectations, needs and any other issues that require attention.

 To apply for this role, please Apply Now via Seek.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received with the aim of filling the position as soon as possible. 

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