Patient Services Advisor​/Receptionist

Overview

Symphony Healthcare Services has a permanent, part-time Patient Services Advisor vacancy at Wincanton Health Centre in Wincanton, Somerset.

This role involves a variety of responsibilities, such as assisting patients in person and over the phone, managing appointments, handling repeat prescriptions, providing administrative support, and maintaining a welcoming reception environment. The job also includes tasks like registering patients, processing correspondence, and helping with other administrative needs to ensure the smooth operation of the practice.

Our vacancy is for 27 hours per week to be worked as follows:

Monday: 08:15 - 18:00

Tuesday: 08:15 - 17:30

Friday: 13:00 - 18:00

The hourly rate for this post is between £12.65 and £12.95 - the starting salary will be offered based on previous experience.

This vacancy will close at midnight on Sunday 18 January 2026.

This role requires courteous, calm and effective communication skills both over the phone and face-to-face in a fast-paced health centre.

You will provide administration and reception duties for the health centre, which will include assisting and directing patients in accessing the appropriate services or healthcare professional and undertake a variety of administrative duties, in accordance with agreed procedures, protocols and timescales.

You will need to be able to work accurately and prioritise your own workload effectively while working as part of a team, while also meeting competing deadlines.

You will also be confident to proactively alert management / clinical staff to issues of quality, risk and safeguarding, as part of your daily role.

You will have sound IT skills and experience of using packages such as MS Office (Outlook, Word etc.).

Knowledge of the NHS / General Practice would be desirable, but not essential.

Please read the full Job Description (JD) attached carefully before applying.

Symphony Healthcare Services (Symphony) was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now support 16 practices across Somerset providing care for over 100,000 patients.

Symphony has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of NHS Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT), and with the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly for HR, finance, corporate and strategic management matters).

Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients and practices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary care provision. We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop and transform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology at our core.

Symphony welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, Symphony are committed to equality of opportunity for all.

Symphony offers an NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day of employment and an agile approach to home / office-based working (where applicable).

We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application.

Please see the attached job description and person specification document (JD) for a full list of duties, tasks and expectations associated with this role.

Please read this carefully before applying.

• Computer literate and good keyboard skills
• Ability to listen carefully and communicate effectively and sensitively (verbal and written) to patients and staff at a range of levels
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to transfer accurate information
• Work well under pressure
• Use own initiative within clear boundaries, seeking advice when necessary
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and a strong sense of teamwork
• Ability to complete tasks to a high standard with frequent interruptions
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Knowledge of the…