Receptionist – Radiotherapy Full Time

Join Our Front‑of‑House Radiotherapy Team in the Dyson Cancer Centre

We have an exciting opportunity for a friendly, organised and compassionate Receptionist to join our fantastic team in Radiotherapy, part of the the Dyson Cancer Centre at the Royal United Hospitals Bath.

As the first point of contact for patients and visitors, you will play a vital role in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for those attending consultations or treatment within the Radiotherapy Department. Your professionalism and kindness will help ensure every patient feels valued and reassured during what can often be an anxious time.

You will provide a high‑quality, efficient reception service,

Your work will ensure the smooth running of daily clinics and contribute to an exceptional patient experience.

This is a rewarding role where your contribution will make a real difference to patient experience every single day.

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities

In this varied, patient‑facing role, you will help ensure our clinics run smoothly and that every patient receives a welcoming and supportive experience. Your responsibilities will include:

• Greeting patients and relatives in a warm, professional and courteous manner.
• Handling telephone enquiries, taking messages accurately and responding helpfully.
• Maintaining patient records on the patient administration system, including registering referrals and updating clinic statuses.
• Booking new and follow‑up outpatient appointments, and ensuring patients receive appointment details in good time.
• Rebooking or rescheduling appointments for follow‑up patients as directed by senior Radiotherapy staff.
• Monitoring and actioning the department’s generic email inbox, ensuring timely and appropriate responses.
• Arranging interpreters when required to support clear, inclusive communication.
• Working closely with Therapeutic Radiographers and other colleagues to deliver a seamless and high‑quality service for patients.
• Adhering to national waiting time targets when managing patient bookings and clinic schedules.
• Carrying out a range of clerical duties, including photocopying, filing referrals and letters, sorting post and distributing patient information materials.
• Providing administrative support at both the reception desk and in the radiotherapy bookings office, and undertaking additional tasks as requested by senior Radiotherapy staff.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

If you are calm under pressure, enjoy working with people, and want to be part of a caring and dedicated team, we would love to hear from you.

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualification at GCSE level or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge in the Cerner Millennium patient administration system
• Experience and knowledge of office and administrative processes

Meets evidence

Essential criteria

• Previous admin/ reception experience
• Experience in a busy working environment
• Experience in working with the public
• Ability to work in a team

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience with cancer patients
• Able to take minutes for meetings

Please note – Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa’s) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview – GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Spec – Band 2 Receptionist (PDF, 427.7KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Lisa Tolson Job title Radiotherapy Service Manager Email address lisa.tolson@nhs.net Telephone number 01225 824564