Aa Administrative Assistant Receptionist

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 283067**Salary**:

- £22,758- Per annum, Pro Rata for Part Time**Job grade**:

- Administrative Assistant- AA**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Strategic Command - Defence Medical Services (DMS)**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Job share**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Bovington Camp, Wareham, Dorset, NH20 6JAAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are inclusive and dedicated, working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel

We are looking for a friendly, well-organised and adaptable Administrative Assistant/Receptionist to join our supportive and welcoming team of dedicated military and civilian healthcare professionals and Administrative staff working at Bovington Camp in Dorset.

**Job description**:
As the Administrative Assistant Receptionist, you will have a major impact in promoting a positive image of the Medical Facility to patients and other users.

**Person specification**:
Main responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
Delivering medical facility reception functions and administration support to all clinicians as directed by the practice manager and under the supervision of the Administrative Officer (AO).

Utilising interpersonal skills to act as the initial point of contact for patients and/or accompanying relatives and other visitors to the medical facility.

Undertaking required administrative action on receipt of a new referral to the medical facility.

Liaising with patients, Medical Officers and other medical treatment facilities to ensure correct patient contact details and dealing with any queries.

Utilising Information Technology (IT) skills in order to meet the administration requirements of the medical facility as per direction from the Practice Manager.

Please refer to the attached Terms of Reference for a full list of duties.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension
- Free parking
- Access to gym

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).-
- The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.- This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- Catherine OverillTelephone:
- 01752557047Recruitment team:
- **Further information**:

- Please see Fu