Job summary
Queens Park Health Centre is looking for 2 part-time receptionists to join our team.The main base will be The Village Medical Centre, Great Denham, however, applicants must be willing and flexible to work across all three practice sites as required.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include:
- Signposting patients and consulting with members of the Practice team
- Making patient appointments or answering patient queries face-to-face
- Handing completed repeat prescriptions to patient and checking names and address.
- Be able to cover all reception positions as necessary
- Process appointment requests for future appointments from patients by telephone and in person
- Deal with visit requests
- Take telephone calls from patients about appointments and queries
- Accept test samples from patients and deal with accordingly
- Advise patients of relevant charges for private work (Non-General Medical Services), accept payment and issue receipts for same
About us
Queen's Park Group Surgery is a practice with 22,600 patients across three sites.We are active members of our primary care network and we welcome collaborative working. Our vision is progressive, we are actively looking for new opportunities and we are a training practice. We grow our own staff and are developing advanced nurse practitioners and healthcare support workers.
Bedfordshire is a great location and has a reputation for excellent schools, beautiful villages and countryside, close to Milton Keynes for shopping, and 35 minutes from London by train.
More about us:
- SystmOne clinical system
- Rated Good by CQC
- High QOF achievers
- Friendly nursing and administrative support
- Development of special interests encouraged
- Training supported
- Attractive salary and terms and conditions
Details
- Date posted: 27 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience - depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 29851
- Job locations: 23c Carlisle Road, Queens Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4HR, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.
Person specification
Queens Park Health Centre is looking for 2 part-time receptionists to join our team. The main base will be The Village Medical Centre, Great Denham, however, applicants must be willing and flexible to work across all three practice sites as required. Duties will include:
Essential
- Signposting patients and consulting with members of the Practice team
- Making patient appointments or answering patient queries face-to-face
- Handing completed repeat prescriptions to patient and checking names and address.
- Be able to cover all reception positions as necessary
- Process appointment requests for future appointments from patients by telephone and in person
- Deal with visit requests
- Take telephone calls from patients about appointments and queries
- Accept test samples from patients and deal with accordingly
- Advise patients of relevant charges for private work (Non-General Medical Services), accept payment and issue receipts for same
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This advert is for Receptionist with Primary Care Careers in Bury St Edmunds, East of England, England. It is listed as a Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Jul 2026.
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