Dental Receptionist/Administrator

To provide comprehensive reception duties as part of a frontline team delivering a high-quality service to patients and staff. The postholder will liaise extensively with patients and staff making all appointments for patients.

In addition, there is responsibility for accurate financial transactions including banking, reconciliation and debt collection. The postholder will be required to cover at other sites across the dental service.

**Please see full job description for further information**

Following a period of training, be competent in all reception sites across the service and with all relevant procedures.

• Deal with all enquiries in a professional and empathetic manner. These may be via telephone, face to face or written contact.
• Calm and effective communication when dealing with potentially inflammatory situations with service users to enable accurate information gathering and de-escalation.
• Use advanced communication skills when dealing with patients who mayhave additional needs, dental phobia or exhibit challenging behaviour.
• Liaise with receptionist colleagues across all dental sites to ensure timelyaccess for all patients.
• Receive patients and prepare or advise them as necessary for their clinicalcare.

Milton Keynes Community Health Services is committed to providing quality health & social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, public & private organizations, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increase well being & provide opportunities for recovery. We want our employees to feel valued, challenged & supported.

Please note: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. "Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and continuously held a Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."

As such, if you don't meet the Transitional Provision (above) we are unable to consider your application unless you can provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom. If you believe you are eligible for sponsorship or already hold a valid right to work in the UK, please ensure you provide full details of your immigration status in the Pre-Screening Immigration section of your application form.

Please noterole eligibility also depends on whether the role meets the salary threshold for the relevant occupational code (SOC CODE).

For further info please visit: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

Essential: - Minimum of 3 GCSE's or equivalent

Desirable: - Relevant NVQ's e.g Customer care or administration; - Trained and examined in word processing and keyboard skills

Essential: - Experience of keyboard and willingness to learn computerised systems; - Experience in a Reception or Customer service role; - Experience of management of appointments and accurate handling of cash, receipts and banking procedures; - Experience of Microsoft Office Excel, Word, Outlook

Desirable: - Experience of working in the NHS; - Experience of working with a dental or medical team; - Experience of dental software systems preferably R4

Essential: - Willingness to travel to different locations to undertake role effectively; - Adaptable to changing circumstances and flexible in approach to working; - Awareness and acceptance of rights, needs and respect accorded to colleagues and service users. E.g. equal opportunities/diversity/cultural differences; - Car driver and use of car

Essential: - Understands & promotes equality, diversity and human rights in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures

Essential: - Demonstrable computer skills; - Clarity of expression and ability to communicate with members of the public from many diverse groups