Receptionist

Nuffield Health; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital is seeking a friendly Receptionist to be the face of the hospital and assist patients as they arrive and navigate to the correct areas. You will manage enquiries, bookings and reception duties in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

The role emphasizes empathy, clear communication, and the ability to explain complex information in a straightforward way. Experience in healthcare reception is preferred, with good IT and keyboard skills to handle administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Experience in healthcare administration or reception preferred.
• Good IT and keyboard skills.

Responsibilities

• Use your empathy and customer service skills to build positive relationships.
• Put people at ease when they visit your department.
• Answer the phone, dealing with enquiries and booking appointments.
• Welcome patients, in person, and directing them to the appropriate changing or waiting rooms.
• Crucially, you will also help the department run smoothly by preparing clinical paperwork, referral forms and charge sheets, plus terms and conditions.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Healthcare admin experience

IT skills

Phone handling

Job description

Receptionist

Cambridge Hospital | Customer | Permanent | Full time

Up to £25,545.00 per annum, dependent on experience
37.5 hours per week

As the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity, we’re here to help look after the wellbeing of the nation. And as the face of Nuffield Health, you’ll help people feel at ease and find their way to where they’re meant to be. If you’re sensitive to people’s needs and passionate about exceptional service, it starts with you.
As a Receptionist at our hospital, you’ll have great communication, IT and keyboard skills. You’re also able to explain sensitive or complicated information in a way that’s clear, sympathetic and easy to understand. Ideally, you have experience of working in healthcare administration or on reception.

The Role

As a Receptionist, you will:

• Use your empathy and customer service skills to build positive relationships.
• Put people at ease when they visit your department.
• Answer the phone, dealing with enquiries and booking appointments.
• Welcome patients, in person, and directing them to the appropriate changing or waiting rooms.
• Crucially, you will also help the department run smoothly by preparing clinical paperwork, referral forms and charge sheets, plus terms and conditions.

The Person

To succeed as a Receptionist you will have;

• Great communication skills.
• The ability to explain sensitive or complicated information in a clear, sympathetic and easily understood way.
• Ideally, you will have experience of working within Healthcare administration or a relevant reception environment.
• Good IT and keyboard skills.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital

Our state-of-the-art hospital, is central Cambridge’s premium private hospital, boasting an Outstanding CQC score and offer a full range of medical and surgical specialties. With expertise in Cancer care and Cancer surgery, Orthopaedic surgery (including robotic surgery), Neurosurgery, Cardiology as well as specialist Paediatric services. Recently having secured a partnership with the Royal Papworth NHS (National Health Service) Trust we will see growth in our Cardiology services and aim to expand our current speciality in this field.

Backed by the latest diagnostic imaging facilities including wide bore MRI and CT scanning, we offer immediate assessment and expert diagnosis. Hospital facilities include 3 state of the art digital theatres, 32 beds, Surgical Day Case theatre/endoscopy suite, Surgical Day PODs, private consultation rooms, close monitoring units, Chemotherapy suite, on-site registered pharmacy, Diagnostic scanning unit and a Pathology laboratory.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

It starts with you.