Modality Partnership

Receptionist/Administrator - East Surrey Division

The closing date is 18 August 2025

Job summary

Modality Partnership East Surrey Division has a part-time (20 hours per week) vacancy for an Administration Assistant. The postholder will be based at Townhill Medical Practice to provide a flexible, comprehensive admin resource to support the team in the provision of service delivery. Dealing with clinical and non-clinical colleagues in an efficient and polite manner. Undertake a variety of administrative duties to assist in the smooth running of the service in accordance with procedures, protocols, and timescales. We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.

This job is suitable for individuals have a passion for working in an agile manner ensuring a high-quality administration service. The postholder will be committed to make real changes to the health care services provided within Primary Care to improve patient care.

As an employee with us you can benefit from:

Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme

Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata

Employee discounts and benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Education and career pathways

Enhanced Family friendly policies

Flexible working

Wellbeing support and initiative

If you are interested in learning more, please read on.

Main duties of the job

The role is an all-rounded, hands-on administration role; the postholder will need to confidently evidence and utilise key skills such as effective communication, processing of documents accurately and in a timely manner, and demonstrate the ability to manage and prioritise the workload along with the wider team. The postholder will work in collaboration with local divisions (including Divisional Boards) and the National Modality Business Support Team to deliver innovative ways of working to meet the strategic aims of the organisation.

The role is not a regular 9am-5pm job and is not a patient facing role as you will provide back-office administrative support to the division. The job requires innovation, flexibility, and commitment and the postholder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the team to ensure tasks are completed.

About us

We are one of the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient and staff satisfaction.

All employees are welcomed to take enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.

Modality Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with the Equality Act, 2010.

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.25 an hour salary is per annum WTE

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

E0281-25-0131

Job locations

Townhill Medical Practice

Guards Avenue

Caterham

Surrey

CR3 5XL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.

You will love this job if you have a passion for helping and interacting with patients to provide and process information in response to enquiries. You will also be able to enhance your computer skills by using MS Word, Outlook, Excel and other relevant software packages.

If you feel this is the ideal career and looking for a daily challenge, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.

Please note Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.

Pre-employment

Vaccinations

As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.

Right to work checks

All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.

References

References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.

Employment history

You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.

You will love this job if you have a passion for helping and interacting with patients to provide and process information in response to enquiries. You will also be able to enhance your computer skills by using MS Word, Outlook, Excel and other relevant software packages.

If you feel this is the ideal career and looking for a daily challenge, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.

Please note Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.

Pre-employment

Vaccinations

As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.

Right to work checks

All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.

References

References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.

Employment history

You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • MS Word, Outlook, Excel and other relevant software packages.
  • Medical terminology.
  • NHS systems.
  • Knowledge of/experience from within NHS/General Practice.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Professional approach to work.
  • Good telephone manner.
  • Strong team player.
  • Responsive and positive outlook.

Skills

Essential

  • Customer service orientation.
  • Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Accurate typing and word processing.
  • Administrative and organisational skills.
  • Ability to follow policies, practices and protocols.
  • Computer-literate and adaptable in using different software.
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • MS Word, Outlook, Excel and other relevant software packages.
  • Medical terminology.
  • NHS systems.
  • Knowledge of/experience from within NHS/General Practice.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Professional approach to work.
  • Good telephone manner.
  • Strong team player.
  • Responsive and positive outlook.

Skills

Essential

  • Customer service orientation.
  • Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Accurate typing and word processing.
  • Administrative and organisational skills.
  • Ability to follow policies, practices and protocols.
  • Computer-literate and adaptable in using different software.

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

Modality Partnership

Address

Townhill Medical Practice

Guards Avenue

Caterham

Surrey

CR3 5XL


Employer's website

https://www.modalitypartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Modality Partnership

Address

Townhill Medical Practice

Guards Avenue

Caterham

Surrey

CR3 5XL


Employer's website

https://www.modalitypartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Jacqui Turner

jacquiturner@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.25 an hour salary is per annum WTE

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

E0281-25-0131

Job locations

Townhill Medical Practice

Guards Avenue

Caterham

Surrey

CR3 5XL


Supporting documents

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