Dental Receptionist

Wight Healthcare; Havant; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

HIOWH Special Care Dental Service in Southampton's Pickles Coppice, Millbrook, is hiring a Dental Receptionist to support the Special Care Dental clinic, serving adults and children with additional needs.

You will provide reception and admin support to the team, cover at other Hampshire clinics as required, and travel within the area; the role requires excellent communication, IT and organisational skills, and experience with Outlook, Word and Excel; dental software knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong IT and organisational abilities.
• Proficient with Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Experience with dental software is an advantage.
• Ability to work under pressure with empathy.

Responsibilities

• Provide reception and administrative support to the dental team.
• Cover at other clinics around Hampshire as needed.
• Communicate clearly with patients with dignity and respect.
• Proficient keyboard skills and basic dental software knowledge.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal

IT skills

Organisational

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Dental software

Job description

Are you an enthusiastic, flexible, reliable team player with excellent communication skills?

HIOWH Special Care Dental Service is looking to recruit a Dental Receptionist to work within the Special Care Dental clinic situated at our Pickles Coppice, Millbrook, Southampton.

Our service delivers routine and urgent care to patients, adults and children who are unable to access care in the General Dental Services due to their additional needs. This includes adults and children with a physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, social impairment or disability and individuals with behavioural difficulties or dental anxiety.

You will provide reception and administrative support to the whole dental team, providing an efficient effective service for our special care patients. There will be a need for you to provide cover as and when needed at the other clinics with the possibility for travel over the wider area of Hampshire.

You will be confident, able to work under pressure with the ability to communicate effectively, delivering care with dignity and respect in a kind compassionate manner.

It is important that applicants can demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication skills, excellent IT and organisational skills. Candidates should be proficient with Outlook, Word, Excel, should have competent keyboard skills, and knowledge of a dental software package would be an advantage.