Hucclecote Surgery

Patient Advisor

The closing date is 03 May 2026

Job summary

Working days and hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 13:30 -18:30

The candidate must demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication, customer service and organisation skills, together with the ability to work well under pressure whilst juggling a varied workload.

We are willing to train and develop the right applicants and over the years staff have been developed and promoted to senior positions within the practice. We believe our staff are important and the management team are very supportive.

Starting salary will dependent on experience and raising after completion of a successful 6-month probation period, 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and membership to the NHS pension scheme.

Candidate must have a minimum of 3 GCSEs level 9-4 (or equivalent).

Main duties of the job

The role involves:

providing front-of-house customer service to all stakeholders in a professional and friendly manner

Answering, screening and navigating incoming phone calls

Providing accurate information to callers and signpost to the appropriate person

Booking of appointments

Administration of prescription requests and enquiries

Administration of patient tasks

Registration of new patients

Deducting ex-patients

Opening and distributing post

Scanning of clinical correspondence

Closing date is mid-night on Sunday 03 May 2026, interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 12th May 2026 at Hucclecote Surgery.

Hucclecote Surgery is a safer recruiter and equal opportunities employer

A standard DBC clearance will be required for this post

About us

Hucclecote Surgery is a bustling, busy, forward thinking GP Practice on the outskirts of Gloucester City. Our clinical team look after 9,000 patients and this is only possible with the dedicated support and hard work from our reception and administrative teams.

Details

Date posted

08 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0303-26-0002

Job locations

Hucclecote Surgery

Brookfield Road

Hucclecote

Gloucester

GL3 3HB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details on duties, responsibilities, and role requirements

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details on duties, responsibilities, and role requirements

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Interpersonal
  • Communication verbal and written
  • Customer services
  • Organisational
  • Ability to multi-task whilst working under pressure
  • Accuracy
  • Time management
  • Team player
  • Manage workloads
  • Confident
  • All rounder who is flexible
  • Sense of humour

Desirable

  • Reception/office administration
  • Customer service
  • IT including Office
  • Clinical system SystmOne

Qualifications

Essential

  • English language GCSE (level 9-4) or equivalent
  • Mathematics GCSE (level 9-4) or equivalent

Desirable

  • Business Administration GCSE or equivalent
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Interpersonal
  • Communication verbal and written
  • Customer services
  • Organisational
  • Ability to multi-task whilst working under pressure
  • Accuracy
  • Time management
  • Team player
  • Manage workloads
  • Confident
  • All rounder who is flexible
  • Sense of humour

Desirable

  • Reception/office administration
  • Customer service
  • IT including Office
  • Clinical system SystmOne

Qualifications

Essential

  • English language GCSE (level 9-4) or equivalent
  • Mathematics GCSE (level 9-4) or equivalent

Desirable

  • Business Administration GCSE or equivalent

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

Hucclecote Surgery

Address

Hucclecote Surgery

Brookfield Road

Hucclecote

Gloucester

GL3 3HB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hucclecote Surgery

Address

Hucclecote Surgery

Brookfield Road

Hucclecote

Gloucester

GL3 3HB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Practice Manager

Carla Banks

carla.banks2@nhs.net

01452938618

Details

Date posted

08 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0303-26-0002

Job locations

Hucclecote Surgery

Brookfield Road

Hucclecote

Gloucester

GL3 3HB


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