Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
1 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience with working within a public facing role
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Ideally working within primary care, however not essential
Job summary
Higham Ferrer's Surgery is a friendly, supportive, semi rural village practice with approximately 6,000 patients.
Main duties of the job
We are currently looking to recruit a part time enthusiastic and motivated Receptionist/Admin to join our team on a part time contract, 25 hours per week.
This role is a 5 hour working day, applicants must be available to work between the hours of 8am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday.
About us
The clinical team currently consists of 3 GP partners, 1 salaried GP, a Clinical Pharmacist, 3 Registrar's, 1 Nurse Practitioner, 1 staff nurse, and a health care assistant. We also have an experienced and supportive Management and Administrative team.
Details
- Date posted: 25 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: A2448-26-0003
- Job locations: Saffron Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 8ED, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
- Reception Duties- Front of House. Taking Queries and answering the phones.
- Admin Duties- Coding, Recalling, Scanning as per the business needs
- Opening up/locking up of practice premises and maintaining security in accordance with practice protocols
- Maintaining and monitoring the practice appointments system
- Processing personal and telephone requests for appointments, visits and telephone consultations, and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional
- Processing and distributing incoming (and outgoing) mail
- Taking messages and passing on information
- Filing and retrieving paperwork
- Processing repeat prescriptions in accordance with practice guidelines
- Computer data entry
- Ordering, re-ordering and monitoring of stationery and other supplies
- Summarizing patient notes
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This advert is for Receptionist/Admin with Higham Ferrers Surgery in Rushden, England. It is listed as a Receptionist role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Sep 2026.
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