Yorkshire Health Network

Receptionist - Part time

The closing date is 29 April 2026

Job summary

Yorkshire Health Network are looking for a polite and helpful receptionist to work 9 hours a week as the first point of contact for the Enhanced Access Team at our Leon Smallwood Unit at Ripon Hospital.

The working hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday,17:30pm to 20:30pm.

Additional hours may be available at our other sites at Beech House Surgery in Knaresborough and Priority House, Grove Park Court in Harrogate.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will responsible for undertaking a wide range of reception duties and the provision of general support to the multidisciplinary team by ensuring all functions are carried out in accordance with agreed procedures, protocols and time-scales.

About us

Yorkshire Health Network (YHN) is a federation of all 16 GP practices within the Harrogate and Rural area of the Humber and North Yorkshire ICB (integrated Care Board).

Benefits:

  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (prorated)
  • Long Service Awards
  • Free Flu vaccinations
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Details

Date posted

16 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.96 an hour Eligible for a pay review in October 2026

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0112-062

Job locations

Ripon & District Hospital

Firby Lane

Ripon

North Yorkshire

HG4 2PR


Priority House

Grove Park Court

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 4DP


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Meet and greet patients and visitors arriving at the site and direct them accordingly. Responsible for visitors signing in and out of the building as required.
  • Set up clinical and reception spaces and ensure that the waiting area is prepared prior to clinic commencing and is maintained to a high standard during the clinic.
  • Book, cancel and amend appointments on the clinical system, send and actioning tasks, printing ICE forms, PDS updates, check patients in and out and send SMS reminders.
  • Answer incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers' request appropriately signposting patients to the correct service.
  • Support clinical staff with the patient clinics including cancelling patients, rearranging appointments if necessary.
  • Maintain confidentiality of patients.
  • When required, to be responsible for the opening and closing of the building at the beginning and the end of the day, ensuring safety and security measures are followed.
  • Chaperone duties as and when required
  • Responsible for accepting clinical deliveries and ensure that they are put away in a timely manner and in fridges in order to maintain cold chain and safety.
  • Check fridge temperature logs and daily oxygen and defib checks.
  • Take payments for clinical service prior to appointment or at end of treatment.
  • Arranging pathology samples to be collected by relevant organisations and ensuring they are correctly labelled.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Meet and greet patients and visitors arriving at the site and direct them accordingly. Responsible for visitors signing in and out of the building as required.
  • Set up clinical and reception spaces and ensure that the waiting area is prepared prior to clinic commencing and is maintained to a high standard during the clinic.
  • Book, cancel and amend appointments on the clinical system, send and actioning tasks, printing ICE forms, PDS updates, check patients in and out and send SMS reminders.
  • Answer incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers' request appropriately signposting patients to the correct service.
  • Support clinical staff with the patient clinics including cancelling patients, rearranging appointments if necessary.
  • Maintain confidentiality of patients.
  • When required, to be responsible for the opening and closing of the building at the beginning and the end of the day, ensuring safety and security measures are followed.
  • Chaperone duties as and when required
  • Responsible for accepting clinical deliveries and ensure that they are put away in a timely manner and in fridges in order to maintain cold chain and safety.
  • Check fridge temperature logs and daily oxygen and defib checks.
  • Take payments for clinical service prior to appointment or at end of treatment.
  • Arranging pathology samples to be collected by relevant organisations and ensuring they are correctly labelled.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with the general public.

Desirable

  • Experience of administrative duties.
  • Experience of working in a health care setting.
  • Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information.

Skills

Essential

  • Communication skills (written and oral).
  • Clear, polite telephone manner.
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook.
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.

Desirable

  • Experience of the clinical systems EMIS or SystemOne.

Qualifications

Desirable

  • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent including Mathematics and English (a minimum of grade 4 or C).
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with the general public.

Desirable

  • Experience of administrative duties.
  • Experience of working in a health care setting.
  • Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information.

Skills

Essential

  • Communication skills (written and oral).
  • Clear, polite telephone manner.
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook.
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.

Desirable

  • Experience of the clinical systems EMIS or SystemOne.

Qualifications

Desirable

  • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent including Mathematics and English (a minimum of grade 4 or C).

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

Yorkshire Health Network

Address

Ripon & District Hospital

Firby Lane

Ripon

North Yorkshire

HG4 2PR


Employer's website

http://www.yorkshirehealthnetwork.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Yorkshire Health Network

Address

Ripon & District Hospital

Firby Lane

Ripon

North Yorkshire

HG4 2PR


Employer's website

http://www.yorkshirehealthnetwork.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Jacqui Hardcastle

jacqueline.hardcastle@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

16 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.96 an hour Eligible for a pay review in October 2026

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0112-062

Job locations

Ripon & District Hospital

Firby Lane

Ripon

North Yorkshire

HG4 2PR


Priority House

Grove Park Court

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 4DP


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