Dental Administrator / Receptionist

Position: Dental Administrator / Receptionist
Location: Letchworth SG6
Salary: £22,383
Job Type: Fixed-Term

Job summary
ARE YOU a highly motivated, organised and flexible receptionist/administrator? If so, we are looking for a full time or part time Band 2 Receptionist to be based at Dental department Letchworth Health Centre

The Special Care Dental Service in Hertfordshire is an award winning NHS service who pride themselves on providing outstanding care for vulnerable people. Come and join our supportive and inclusive team.

Main duties of the job
Applicants must have good organisational skills, a range of office skills and experience in working in reception/administration. Warmth and empathy are important as you will have both face to face and telephone contact with vulnerable service users on a daily basis. Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, a friendly approach and being enthusiastic are all required for this post. A knowledge of dental software would be an advantage but not essential as training will be provided.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail, so it is advisable that you check the e-mail address you give on your application on a regular basis.

Come and join our friendly team!

About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision – Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible – Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT – we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you

Person specification

Education

Essential

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent qualification grade C and above

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in an office environment
• Basic IT knowledge and experience including carrying out basic internet navigation
• Experience of data entry or diary use
• Basic knowledge of and experience of using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook

Desirable

• experience of working with special care patients
• experience of working as a receptionist in a health care setting

Skills

Essential

• Good organisational skills
• Ability to organise and maintain clinical office space.
• Ability to cope with a busy working environment
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Good communication skills (written and verbal)

Other

Essential

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 

APPLY Using Job Reference TD0986