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2 x Post for Receptionist/ Administrator (looking for full time and part time)
No. of hours per week are negotiable (noting that Mon-Fri working is essential) please do not apply if you do not wish to work 5 days
Salary: Competitive salary ~ dependent on qualifications & experience
Closing date: Friday 8th May 2026 (please note that we may close earlier dependant of number of applications) **Previous applicants, please do not re-apply** Applications are invited for the post of Receptionist/ Administrator
Are you looking for variety in your role? Are you looking to learn new skills and to be a part of a friendly and supportive team? Are you able to work in a very fast paced environment? If so, please apply for our reception/ admin role.
Milton Surgery is a friendly and progressive GP Practice with a reputation for excellent person-centered care and innovated working. We are a well-established and respected Medical Practice, consisting of 8,000 patients circa, working from a custom built Health Centre in North East of Edinburgh. Milton Surgery is within easy commute from the centre of Edinburgh and is within easy reach of The Borders, Glasgow, Fife and surrounding areas with good road and rail links providing easy access to the Practice and its many local amenities. We are a 5 GP Partnership, supported by 3 Salaried GPs, 1 Retainer GP, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 HCA and an experienced administrative team. This is a paperlite and Vision/Docman practice. Due to some changes in our administration team, we are excited to expand and refresh our team and we are looking for 2 Receptionist/ Administrators to join us as we embark on this new development. The team work on a rotational basis (early, middle and late shifts, exact times will vary due to contracted hours) but these will be between the hours of 7.30am-6pm Monday to Friday. We are a busy and friendly GP Practice in Edinburgh. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, forward thinking, highly motivated, that will fit well into our team and will work hard to provide an excellent person centred care administrative service to our patients and our GPs. This is an exciting, varied and fast paced role with tasks including reception and telephone cover, prescription administration, patient record summarising, audio typing, document workflow management, dealing with medical reports et al.
We are looking for someone who is keen to develop this role further.
Previous General Practice and/ or extensive admin & customer service experience is essential. Please apply by submitting your CV and covering letter by email to elaine.jenkins@nhs.scot Closing date for applications is Friday 8th May 2026 General contact and informal enquiries to Elaine Jenkins, Practice Manager Job Description for post of Receptionist/Administrator