Dental Administrator and Receptionist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the community dental service team at East Cheshire NHS Trust as a dental receptionist administrator. We are looking to recruit an experienced, courteous and professional person to join our team. This role involves working with all staff within the Community Dental Service including administrative colleagues and clinical staff to ensure support is provided to facilitate the smooth running of the service and patient care. The successful candidate will join the service administrative team, act as dental receptionist and administrator, processing incoming referrals, action daily triage of referrals, manage waiting lists, organise clinical and domiciliary appointments, liaise with hospital colleagues and produce activity reports for the service as required. The administrative team act as the first point of contact for patients, incoming communication from patients and referrers. The post holder will manage own workload on a daily basis with little supervision, prioritising and organising tasks to be completed within an expected time frame. Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. An organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care, delivering the right care first time, every time. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information athttps://www.eastcheshirehrdirect.nhs.uk. Please be aware that this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert. Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).