Medical Receptionist

Job details

• Job reference: 252851
• Salary: Various
• Job closing date: 06/07/2026
• Job Type: Administrative Services
• Location: MacKenzie Centre
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 30
• Job posted date: 01/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
• Department: Centre for Population Health Sciences

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Grade UE04: £26,093 - £28,778 per annum pro-rata as part-time

School of Population Health Sciences/Usher Institute/Mackenzie Medical Centre

Part-time: 30 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent contract) The Opportunity:To work in a busy, friendly medical practice providing general medical services. Our practice list of 8600 is made up from the local population of the southeast of Edinburgh. The team consists of 10 GPs, two nurses, 8 medical receptionists, 1 medical secretary, 1 IT/assistant manager and a practice manager.

Your skills and attributes for success:• Excellent communication skills.• Proven organisational skills.• Ability to work in a team and to use own initiative.• Ability to prioritise tasks.

This post part-time (30 hours per week). Monday to Friday - until 6:15pm. 100% on campus working.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Gillian Mossman, Practice Manager, Gillian.mossman@nhs.scot

View the full job description How to apply

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Please include the following documents in your application:- CV- Cover letterAs a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 6th July 2026.

Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm (UK time). If you are applying from outside the UK, the closing time shown on our adverts will automatically adjust to your browser’s local time zone.

Work with us | Usher Institute - where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world.

Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.

We are a key applied and translational arm of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Grade UE04: £26,093 - £28,778 per annum pro-rata as part-time

School of Population Health Sciences/Usher Institute/Mackenzie Medical Centre

Part-time: 30 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent contract) The Opportunity:To work in a busy, friendly medical practice providing general medical services. Our practice list of 8600 is made up from the local population of the southeast of Edinburgh. The team consists of 10 GPs, two nurses, 8 medical receptionists, 1 medical secretary, 1 IT/assistant manager and a practice manager.

Your skills and attributes for success:• Excellent communication skills.• Proven organisational skills.• Ability to work in a team and to use own initiative.• Ability to prioritise tasks.

This post part-time (30 hours per week). Monday to Friday - until 6:15pm. 100% on campus working.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Gillian Mossman, Practice Manager, Gillian.mossman@nhs.scot

View the full job description How to apply

https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/13976/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=External+Job+Share

Please include the following documents in your application:- CV- Cover letterAs a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 6th July 2026.

Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm (UK time). If you are applying from outside the UK, the closing time shown on our adverts will automatically adjust to your browser’s local time zone.

Work with us | Usher Institute - where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world.

Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.

We are a key applied and translational arm of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.