Job summary
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
The Dental Access Centre is part of Wye Valley NHS Trust.
1 x Receptionist - Full time 37.5 hours
We are looking to recruit a Dental Receptionist at Leominster to provide a customer focussed reception and administration service to support the daily running of our dental clinics.
Communication with patients, carers, face to face contact with patients and all visitors is key. Handling phone and face-to-face inquiries efficiently.
Main duties of the job
This role is very busy and includes all aspects of booking appointments, dealing with telephone and counter enquiries from patients, other health care professionals and other dentists. You will also undertake various clerical duties. The successful candidates should beable to work under pressure and have the ability to communicate with staff at all levels throughout the organisation.
It is important that applicants are able to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills. The knowledge of a dental software package would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be given.
Applicants should be flexible and willing to travel if required to other Dental Access Centre in Herefordshire.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
18 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-SUR-7527053
Job locations
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Leominster Dental Access Centre
Hereford
HR6 8NY
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Leominster Dental Access Centre
Hereford
HR6 8NY
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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