Radiology Receptionist

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford is seeking a Radiology Receptionist. The post is part of a pool for Band 2-3/4-5 administration with a centralised hiring process across the organisation.

The role supports patient flow, patient identity checks and courteous, professional customer service. You will be trained and supported in a busy radiology environment, with duties covering reception, admin tasks and liaison with clinical staff to ensure smooth appointment processes.

Qualifications

• Good general level of education to include GCSE English & Math.
• Intermediate IT knowledge and Microsoft applications.
• Proven customer care experience face to face and on the telephone.
• Experience of working within the NHS.
• Hospital computer system experience and confidentiality awareness.

Responsibilities

• liaising with clinical staff regarding patient arrival times and safety information
• receiving enquiries by telephone, email and intercom system
• ensuring reception tasks are completed accurately using computer systems CRIS and EPR
• attending patients in real time for appointments and escalating queries
• follow up communications with patients who have failed to attend and monitor waiting area

Skills

Customer care

Communication

IT literacy

NHS experience

Confidentiality

Education

GCSE English & Math

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Radiology Receptionist

The closing date is 19 November 2026

Are you looking for a career where you can really make a difference and learn valuable new skills?

This role offers variety and the opportunity to train in a wide range of skills that will equip you as your career progresses.

Radiology is a busy patient centred department and this post is part of a pool of receptionists and wider administration and clerical team. There is good peer group support and appropriate training provided.

Our receptionists are the first point of contact for those attending the department, they are vital to ensure that patients' and visitors' are greeted with a professional and empathetic service.

We expect candidates to be motivated, hardworking and compassionate with a positive and professional approach to providing excellent customer service.

Essential qualities required are a team player, flexible and the ability to work proactively - at times using one's own initiative. The candidate will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with customer care experience.

Main duties of the job

We have adopted a centralised hiring process for administration roles in bands 2-3 and 4-5. This means you apply once and are considered for multiple positions within our organisation, saving time for both candidates and managers while accessing a broader talent pool.

This week are currently recruiting for the following Band 2 role across the organisation:

• Radiology Receptionist - 37.5 hours per week, Permanent., Churchill Hospital.

Radiology receptionists ensure patient information is up to date and accurate on both Radiology and Trust wide computer systems. They are a further pause in the process for positive patient identification and help to highlight patient ID queries which supports IRMER compliance.

The receptionist role is essential to ensure the efficient flow of patients through the department. Without sufficient reception staff we are unable to support 7 day working that is essential to achieve waiting time KPI's.

The receptionists also cover courtesy calling and admin tasks relevant to the post.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for a career where you can really make a difference and learn valuable new skills?

This role offers variety and the opportunity to train in a wide range of skills that will equip you as your career progresses.

Radiology is a busy patient centred department and this post is part of a pool of receptionists and wider administration and clerical team. There is good peer group support and appropriate training provided.

Our receptionists are the first point of contact for those attending the department, they are vital to ensure that patients and visitors' are greeted with a professional and empathetic service.

We expect candidates to be motivated, hardworking and compassionate with a positive and professional approach to providing excellent customer service.

Essential qualities required are a team player, flexible and the ability to work proactively - at times using ones own initiative. The candidate will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with customer care experience.

The reception post is the first point of contact for patients, clinicians, and visitors to the department. The Radiology service requires a professional, polite, and confident individual who can demonstrate confidentiality at all times.

Responsibilities include liaising with clinical staff regarding patient arrival times and safety information, and receiving enquiries by various methods of media, including telephone, email and an internal intercom system.

The candidate will ensure all reception tasks are completed accurately using the electronic computer systems CRIS and EPR. Attending patients in real time for their appointments, and record and escalation queries comprehensively to the administration and clinical staff.

In addition, they are responsible for various administration tasks to include follow up communication with patients that have failed to attend appointments, courtesy calls and monitoring the waiting room to ensure patients are accommodated in a timely manner.

Please note that this post is subject to a 6-month probationary period.

Person Specification

Quality

• Good general level of education to include GCSE English & Math
• Intermediate level of IT knowledge & Microsoft applications
• Proven customer care experience face to face and on the telephone
• Working within the NHS
• Hospital computer system experience
• Experience of exercising confidentiality

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.

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust