Reception Officer Ashford and Canterbury
Department: Administration
Location: Ashford & Canterbury
Salary: £25,633.33 - £27,334.40 per annum dependent upon experience and qualifications. We offer enhancements for Saturdays and any work between 8pm and 7.30am on weekdays at time +30% of your basic salary rate. For Sundays and Bank Holidays at time + 60% of your basic salary rate.
Closing Date: 2nd September 2025
Spencer Private Hospitals are looking to recruit a friendly, welcoming, and enthusiastic Reception Officer to join a motivated administration team that delivers outstanding customer service to a variety of self-pay, private medical insured, and NHS patients. You will need to be flexible, have a good telephone manner, excellent face to face interpersonal skills and an ability to prioritise workloads and demonstrate team work to be successful in the role. |
The role is based between our Ashford and Canterbury sites but will be expected to travel to Margate on a small number of occasions, as needed and directed. The role is full time, 37.5 hours/week. There will be the requirement to work weekends as clinics dictate on a rota with the team. Enhancements of 30% for Saturday working and 60% for Sunday working is applied for any weekend working. |
Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week. There will be the requirement to work weekends as clinics dictate on a rota with the team.
Interview Date: 11th September 2025
Qualifications and Experience
- Maths and English (GCSE or equivalent) Grade C or above
- Proven experience working with the public both over the phone and face to face
- Knowledge/experience in a healthcare/medical environment
- Experience of bookings appointments
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Packages
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Proven track record of delivering service beyond all expectations
- Outstanding Communication Skills
- Organised and methodical in approach
- Ability to act on own initiative
- Team Player
- Ability to travel between sites
To discuss this position further please contact:
Ellie Pile, Reception Team Leader on 01304 222551
Alternatively, please contact Sarah Washington, Learning and Development Lead on 01304 222690
E-mail: recruitment@spencerhospitals.com
How to apply:
We regret that CVs are not accepted for any of our roles, for an application pack please click the Download button and then click the Apply for this job button. If you are using an iPad or iPhone you will need to download an app for opening zip files.
Previous applicants need not apply.
About Spencer Private Hospitals
Spencer Private Hospitals recognise and value all of their staff and are committed to developing a well-trained and flexible workforce.
Staff wellbeing is a priority for the organisation with some perks of employment being -
- Free on-site staff carparking
- Staff discount for treatments
- Enrolment into a staff pension scheme
- Investment in staff training
- Annual salary increment
- Additional benefits available in line with our NHS colleagues
- Local retail discounts
We are also fortunate enough to be based in East Kent, arguably one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, often boasting the best weather due to our close proximity to Western Europe and is aptly know by the missive `the Garden of England’. We are a short hop across the channel to France with the added bonus of fast rail connections to Europe, London and surrounding areas. The availability of high-quality schools which support grammar school education as well as academy and private schools are all available within the locality.
Our CQC report has a rating of Good – and we are now on an improvement trajectory to Outstanding.
Spencer Private Hospitals is an equal opportunity employer. This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring check.
How to Apply
We regret that CVs are not accepted for any of our roles, for an application pack please click the download button. If you are using an iPad or iPhone you will need to download an app for opening zip files.
Alternatively, please contact Sarah Washington, Learning & Development Lead on 01304 222690 or Carina Pieries, HR Business Partner on 01304 222687
E-mail: recruitment@spencerhospitals.com
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please note we are not able to offer sponsorship for our roles.
Note to Agencies
Spencer Private Hospitals does not accept speculative CVs. We will only review completed application forms for an advertised post. Any unsolicited CVs received will be treated as the property of Spencer Private Hospitals and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be considered null and void.
Please do not send CVs unless explicitly requested by Spencer Private Hospitals to do so in respect of a specific vacancy. Spencer Private Hospitals will not recognise any CV submissions related to unsolicited applications and no agency fees will apply in relation to such submissions. If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any employee at Spencer Private Hospitals, we will not accept liability for commissions or other charges if we subsequently employ that candidate whether directly or through another agency. Receipt of unsolicited CVs does not imply an introduction to Spencer Private Hospitals and will be considered property of Spencer Private Hospitals.
If two or more agencies submit a CV for the same applicant and the same role any payment will be deemed to be with the original submission based upon the time the email is received by Spencer Private Hospitals.