Are you the person we are looking for to join our successful, expanding, town centre dental practice? Lighthouse Dental practice in Ipswich, are looking for a dental receptionist who has previous dental experience. Whether you are a dental nurse looking to change direction or have previous experience working as a dental receptionist apply now to join our friendly, highly motivated, and hardworking team. We are offering this position on a full or part-time position from 24 to 40 hours per week, which will include one Saturday morning in 6. (8.45 – 13.15 additional to contracted hours). The practice is open Monday – Friday 08.15 – 17.30 and Saturday 7.45 - 2pm. Main duties will include; Ensure the patient has the best experience they can have from the moment they first contact the practice to when they check out Ensure you have an excellent communication pathway in place between yourself, the team and the patients Take control of the reception duties and complete reports as necessary Diary management, zoning and appointment booking following practice policy Always answer incoming calls in a professional manner and ensure that any messages/enquiries are noted and passed to the relevant person for follow up Make telephone calls as requested by clinicians and in response to patient enquiries Manage incoming/ outgoing enquires in a timely manner and always meet deadlines Ensure that any communications are noted effectively so an audit trail of any form of communication can be referred to at any time Patient finance, applications and cash handling and end of day cashing up Help patients sign up to the dental plan About the Candidate To be considered for this position, you will need the following qualifications, skills and experience: A willingness to be involved with a professional team and a can-do attitude is essential. The ability to work in a calm manner in a fast paced environment. Have an affable personality and fantastic customer service skills Have a good knowledge of the dental industry Be able to communicate effectively face to face with patients, on the telephone and within the team Have a positive work ethic, able to maintain a high standard of work production Be happy to interact with the team and offer suggestions for improvement for processes Able to use initiative and work well under pressure Ideally have experience with the dental software SOE Exact Be willing to learn the practices systems and maintain their effectiveness Be professional at all times, punctual, flexible, reliable and very well presented About Us We offer: Excellent salary Social and team building events throughout the year Progression and development Modern surgeries and dental software system Offsite parking provided on a rota basis Fabulous work culture and team ethos Core CPD provided paid for GDC registration paid for Indemnity insurance provided An additional day’s holiday on your birthday (or next nearest working day if on a weekend!) Wellbeing classes Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.