Reception Team Lead

DCHS General Practice Services is delighted to be recruiting four Reception Team Leaders, one for each of the following practices:

Creswell & Langwith Medical Centre

Ripley Medical Centre

St Lawrence Road Medical Centre, Clay Cross

• Castle Street Medical Centre, Bolsover

As a Reception Team Leader, you will support the Deputy Practice Manager in leading the reception team and ensuring duties are completed efficiently, professionally and to a high standard.

You will play a key role in creating a welcoming and positive experience for patients, while helping the reception team provide excellent support to patients and clinical colleagues. You will keep records and reporting up to date, coordinate workflows effectively and contribute to the smooth day-to-day running of the practice in line with our policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

• Oversee the day-to-day work of the reception team, ensuring effective allocation and timely completion of tasks.

• Support the Deputy Practice Manager with staff recruitment, induction, training, development and retention.

• Promote a professional, inclusive and welcoming experience for all patients and service users.

• Ensure reception staff have appropriate time and support to complete mandatory training.

• Provide regular 1:1s, pastoral support, return-to-work meetings and appraisals for direct reports.

• Monitor and improve patient experience, providing support with access to services, appointment bookings and digital inclusion.

• Ensure the reception team delivers a safe, efficient, responsive and patient-focused service.

• Support the delivery of training for new and existing systems and processes.

• Provide hands-on reception support during periods of exceptional workload, as required.

• Work collaboratively with the Patient Participation Group (PPG) to ensure services remain responsive to patient needs

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

842-SCS-7824-26-B

Job locations

Creswell Medical Centre

Welbeck Street

Creswell

S804HA

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Workerroute we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefullyreviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibilitycriteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Workerroute we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefullyreviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibilitycriteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Good standard of general education
• Experience in General Practice Reception/Administration

Desirable

• NVQ Level 4 of Management or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

• Knowledge of Information Governance Policies and Procedures
• Knowledge of SystmOne GP system

Desirable

• Experience of training and supporting others

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Good standard of general education
• Experience in General Practice Reception/Administration

Desirable

• NVQ Level 4 of Management or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

• Knowledge of Information Governance Policies and Procedures
• Knowledge of SystmOne GP system

Desirable

• Experience of training and supporting others

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address

Creswell Medical Centre

Welbeck Street

Creswell

S804HA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address

Creswell Medical Centre

Welbeck Street

Creswell

S804HA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Workerroute we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefullyreviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibilitycriteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Essential

Essential

• Good standard of general education
• Experience in General Practice Reception/Administration

Desirable

• NVQ Level 4 of Management or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

• Knowledge of Information Governance Policies and Procedures
• Knowledge of SystmOne GP system

Desirable

• Experience of training and supporting others