Longbarn Lane Surgery

Receptionist

The closing date is 27 February 2026

Job summary

A medical receptionist is the primary representative of our GP Practice. A medical receptionist will need to be capable of handling stressful situations at any given time in order to serve the patients.

We require someone who can join our team and bring with them the above skills that will enhance the care we provide to our patients. Our patients are our forefront and we them to have a positive experience when they access health care provided by the surgery.

If this is you do not hesitate and apply and come and join our work family. This is a small practice with a small friendly team which supports each other to provide the best health care.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the general administrative and reception duties within the Practice and work with our established processes, policies and procedures to provide a high-quality service and deal efficiently and courteously with patient enquiries.

Your regular duties in this role will be dealing with telephone, face to face and electronic enquiries, booking and/or amending patient appointments, contacting patients to provide information from the clinical team and assisting patients to access our services and those available in the wider community.

About us

This is a small friendly practice with over 9000 patients.

We are made up of 2 practice nurses, 1 HCA, 1 Partner GP, 3 salaried GPs, and an ANP, 1 Paramedic, 1 Clinical Pharmacist and a team of reception/admin.

Managers and the GPs have an open door policy which supports all the work force throughout the day.

Details

Date posted

12 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1753-26-0000

Job locations

22 Longbarn

Reading

Berkshire

RG2 7SZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Receiving patients, consulting with members of practice team

Processing personal and telephone requests for appointments, telephone consultations and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional

Register new patients, checking all details for accuracy and enter on computer registration link

Taking messages and passing on information

  • Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team member and associated healthcare agencies and providers

Job description

Job responsibilities

Receiving patients, consulting with members of practice team

Processing personal and telephone requests for appointments, telephone consultations and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional

Register new patients, checking all details for accuracy and enter on computer registration link

Taking messages and passing on information

  • Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team member and associated healthcare agencies and providers

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Longbarn Lane Surgery

Address

22 Longbarn

Reading

Berkshire

RG2 7SZ


Employer's website

https://www.longbarnlanesurgery.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Longbarn Lane Surgery

Address

22 Longbarn

Reading

Berkshire

RG2 7SZ


Employer's website

https://www.longbarnlanesurgery.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nina Gregory

nina.gregory@nhs.net

01189871377

Details

Date posted

12 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1753-26-0000

Job locations

22 Longbarn

Reading

Berkshire

RG2 7SZ


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