Receptionist - Urology team

Job Overview

The Urology Receptionist is responsible for providing a welcoming and professional front-line service to patients, visitors and healthcare professionals. The role involves managing appointments, handling enquiries, maintaining patient records and supporting the efficient day-to-day operation of the Urology Department while delivering excellent customer service and patient care.

The Urology Receptionist is responsible for providing a welcoming and professional front-line service to patients, visitors and healthcare professionals. The role involves managing appointments, handling enquiries, maintaining patient records and supporting the efficient day-to-day operation of the Urology Department while delivering excellent customer service and patient care.

• Greet and assist patients and visitors.
• Manage appointment bookings, cancellations and clinic schedules.
• Answer telephone and email enquiries professionally.
• Register patients and maintain accurate records.
• Support the smooth running of urology clinics.
• Liaise with clinicians and other departments.
• Handle confidential information in line with data protection requirements.
• Deliver excellent customer service and patient care at all times.

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.

We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!

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Please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role's duties, responsibilities and requirements.

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent standard

• Knowledge of and previous experience with Millennium.

• Experience in a busy reception or customer-facing role

• Previous experience in a healthcare or clinical setting

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the  website before applying:
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Overview -

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.

• Urology Receptionist Job Description (PDF, 321.4KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Name Cassandra Fox Job title Performance & Operations Manager

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