# Receptionist & Admin Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bath
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £24,465 Per annum, Pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: N/A
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-01T12:10:44.777Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Oral_Surgery_Orthodontics/Oral_Surgery_Orthodontics-v7995279
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7995279?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an opportunity to make a difference by supporting colleagues and helping patients in our Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontic Department.

We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and proactive individual who has exceptional multi-tasking skills to manage the outsourcing of referrals, maintaining accurate records and updating patient outcomes appropriately and assist with the smooth running of a  busy reception area.

### Main duties of the job

This role will involve a mixture of administration and reception duties including  managing outsourcing of referrals and all associated administration tasks,  along with greeting patients, entering information onto Millennium, booking appointments, making/receiving telephone calls and other administrative duties as required.  The role is intended to be flexible.

Competent computer skills are essential and a cheerful, friendly and flexible approach to the workload is necessary.  This is a busy role which will involve multi-tasking with ever changing priorities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

## Job Details

This is an opportunity to make a difference by supporting colleagues and helping patients in our Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontic Department.

We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and proactive individual who has exceptional multi-tasking skills to manage the outsourcing of referrals, maintaining accurate records and updating patient outcomes appropriately and assist with the smooth running of a busy reception area.

## Job Description

This role will involve a mixture of administration and reception duties including managing outsourcing of referrals and all associated administration tasks, along with greeting patients, entering information onto Millennium, booking appointments, making/receiving telephone calls and other administrative duties as required. The role is intended to be flexible.

Competent computer skills are essential and a cheerful, friendly and flexible approach to the workload is necessary. This is a busy role which will involve multi-tasking with ever changing priorities.

## Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

## Person Specification

### Specific Skills

**Essential**

- IT literate including knowledge of Microsoft Office- Word, Outlook, Excel
- The ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to patients and staff at a range of levels, including on the telephone.

### Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- Knowledge & Previous experience of working in the NHS or similar patient/customer focused environment

**Desirable**

- Experience of working on a reception desk

### Qualifications & Training

**Essential**

- GCSE or equivalent qualifications in English and Mathematics

**Desirable**

- Knowledge and previous experience of using Trust computer systems (i.e. Millennium)

## Documents

- [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030)
- [person specification (pdf, 203.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10280373)
- [receptionist and administrator (pdf, 442.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10279654)

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