# Receptionist/Admin

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Higham Ferrers Surgery.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/receptionistadmin/d95c7d1b-879b-46e6-bf31-a7e2f38a0c74
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Higham Ferrers Surgery
- **Location:** Saffron Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 8ED, United Kingdom
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Receptionist
- **Salary:** Negotiable
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part-time, Flexible working
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25T12:02:14.843Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A2448-26-0003
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/A2448-26-0003/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=A2448-26-0003
- **Employer website:** https://www.highamferrerssurgery.co.uk/

## Job Content

### 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

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience with working within a public facing role

**Desirable**

- Ideally working within primary care, however not essential

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