Receptionist (Eday)

Job Description

About the Organisation

NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you’re new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference.

Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We’re also investing in services across our outer islands, ensuring high quality care reaches every corner of Orkney.

We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do – Open and honest, Respect and Kindness – from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.

About Orkney

With over 70 islands – 20 of them inhabited – Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close knit community and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it’s a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s both fulfilling and inspiring.

The Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join the Eday Branch of Orcades Practice. The Receptionist plays a key role for the Eday Surgery, undertaking duties which include using the clinical system for patient administration, taking calls and providing a welcoming environment.

The Receptionist will be required to perform a wide range of administrative tasks with minimum supervision while ensuring workload is processed efficiently and effectively.

The Candidate

This post involves dealing with sensitive information therefore confidentiality is a key element of this role. The successful candidate will be able to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail and will have previous experience in dealing with the public.

Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration

Location: Eday GP Practice

Working pattern: Part Time – 9 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Condition of employment: you must live and remain a resident within the UK.

Benefits and Salary

The salary for this post is Band 2 and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum.

NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, a wide range of work life balance policies, an employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.

Equal Opportunities

NHS Orkney is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.

Contact

You can contact Rose Rendall, Business Support Officer, by email at . For recruitment enquiries you may write to .

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.