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Endoscopy Receptionist
Role summary
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The Endoscopy Receptionist provides an efficient, welcoming front-desk service for patients attending endoscopy appointments. Typical duties include booking and registering patients, answering telephone and email enquiries, arranging appointments, updating electronic records, preparing clinic lists, and communicating with clinical teams. Applicants are generally expected to have good administrative and customer-service experience, strong communication skills, accurate keyboard and IT abilities, and the ability to handle confidential information sensitively. Experience in an NHS or healthcare setting is useful but may not be essential. The successful candidate should remain calm in a busy environment, work well as part of a multidisciplinary team, prioritise competing tasks, and demonstrate respect, compassion and attention to detail.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
Working in the UK
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About Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital and community healthcare services across Bedfordshire, including Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. Its services cover emergency care, medical and surgical treatment, maternity, outpatient clinics, diagnostic services and specialist departments such as endoscopy. The Trust employs a broad range of clinical, administrative, technical and support staff and works with local partners to improve patient care and access to services. As an NHS Foundation Trust, it is publicly funded and guided by NHS values, including compassion, respect, teamwork and a commitment to high-quality, safe care. Staff may benefit from NHS pay arrangements, pension membership, annual leave provisions, training opportunities and internal career development, subject to the role and employment terms.