Grade UE04 £23,144 - £25,138 per annum. (A revised salary range for this grade of £24,533 - £27,181 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024).
College of Medical & Veterinary Medicine/Molecular, Genetic & Population Health Sciences - USHER Institute General Practice
Contract type: Full-time (35hrs per week)
Open-ended contract (Permanent)

The Mackenzie Medical Centre at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Medical Receptionist. Hours are until 6.15pm, Monday Friday.

The Opportunity:
To work in a busy, friendly medical practice providing general medical services. Our practice list of 8500 is made up from the local population of the south east of Edinburgh. The team consists of 11 GPs, three nurses, 8 medical receptionists, 1 medical secretary, 1 IT/assistant manager and a practice manager.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Gillian Mossman, Practice Manager, Gillian.mossman@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Your skills and attributes for success:
   Excellent communication skills
   Proven organisational skills
   Ability to work in a team and to use own initiative
   Ability to prioritise tasks

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Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Work with us | Usher Institute - where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world.

Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.

We are a key applied and translational arm of the Edinburgh Medical School, within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.

Key dates to note:

Closing date for applications is 19 April 2024

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ABOUT US

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrows greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Usher Institute works with people, populations and their data to understand and advance the health of individuals and populations through innovative collaborations in a global community. Our Director is Professor Aziz Sheikh OBE, and we sit within the Edinburgh Medical School in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh.

Working with partners across the NHS, policymakers, industry partners and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos. Three core research centres in Global Health, Medical Informatics and Population Health Sciences are at the heart of the Usher Institute; also home to the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit and a bustling General Practice, the Mackenzie Medical Centre.

The Usher Institute is a truly interdisciplinary environment. Around 350 researchers and support staff with expertise in a varied range of methodologies and topics contribute to world-leading research in global health, population health sciences and medical informatics. Our research expertise is at the heart of the excellent educational experience we offer in a wide range of taught and research postgraduate programmes, both online and on-campus, our programme of continuing professional development and in our contribution to the undergraduate medical degree.

We maintain an open, engaging and dynamic environment and welcome collaborations from around the globe.

To find out more visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher