Clinic Receptionist and Administration Officer

UHDB; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinic Receptionist and Administration Officer at Ilkeston Community Hospital. The role supports outpatient administration and main reception, on a 12-hour weekly schedule including weekend shifts, with a 7am–7pm roster on Saturday and Sunday.

The post requires excellent customer-facing skills, basic IT literacy, and NVQ2 in Customer Service.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a good standard of education in English (O Level, GCSE).
• NVQ 2 in Customer Service or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a courteous and efficient reception service to all patients, observing confidentiality and accessibility needs.
• Record data using Lorenzo, SystmOne and room booking software.
• Prepare case notes for scanning and ensure PAS data is coded and retrievable.
• Arrange follow-up outpatient appointments and generate letters.
• Capture 18-week RTT end dates in PAS to meet targets.
• Handle cash, mail, franking, and banking as part of reception duties.
• Occasionally work across local community sites as required.

Skills

Telephone handling

Customer service

IT literacy

Education

O Level/GCSE English

NVQ 2 in Customer Service

Job description

Clinic Receptionist and Administration Officer

Band 2

Main area Community Outpatients Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 12 hours per week (Saturday and Sunday working on a rotating AM and PM roster between 7am and 7 pm) Job ref 320-CDCS-4442

Site Ilkeston Community Hospital Town Ilkeston Salary £25,272 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 11/11/2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats oryou require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

To provide a comprehensive Outpatient Administration and Main Reception service to the Ilkeston site. This will be to support University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and Derbyshire Community Health Services.

To provide a 7-day rostered service to the Community Diagnostic Centre which will include MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Point Of Care Testing.

To provide administrative support to the Health Records Department.

This involves working closely and communicating effectively with a Multidisciplinary teams using initiative, tact, and diplomacy.

We have an opportunity for 12 hour post working Saturdays and Sundays on Am and PM roster . This will be a 7am to 7pm service.

Flexibility will paramount to this role and for the right candidates we can offer full day shifts or split shifts.

You will be joining an already established team who have patient care and outcomes at the heart of everything they do.

We offer an excellent working package and free on site parking.

This role will require the successful candidate to occasionally work across our local community sites.

Main duties of the job

Work on own initiative to ensure the work allocated to the post holder is organised to ensure all deadlines are met, and standards are maintained.

To record data, using Lorenzo, SystmOne and the room booking software.

To record and update case note folder location details on the case note tracking system.

To prepare the contents of case notes in accordance with the case note maintenance policy and prepare items for scanning onto the Patient Administration System (PAS) ensuring information is coded in order to ensure that data can be identified and retrieved as and when required.

Provide a courteous and efficient reception service to all Patients attending the hospital, observing confidentiality, overcoming barriers of language and disability etc.

Make follow up appointments for outpatients using the PAS system, generating letters, and completing Outpatients Outcomes and Clinical Coding outcomes on the database as required for the Trust Data collection purposes.

Ensure the 18-week RTT (referral to treatment) end date is captured on PAS system so that the Trust meets the Government targets.

To provide a friendly, helpful, and professional reception service, duties to include cash handling and banking, receipt and distribution of incoming mail, franking and posting.

Closing date of applications: 1 November 2026

Date of interview: 11 November 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a good standard of education in English (O Level, GCSE) (2)
• NVQ 2 in Customer Service or equivalent knowledge and skills

Skills

• Demonstrates experience making and receiving telephone calls and being a point of contact for customers/patients
• Evidence of standard level of IT literacy

Experience

• Evidence of an understanding of 18-week RTT process and knowledge of the Trust Patient Access Policy
• Evidence of understanding of the Data Protection Act and Caldicott principles
• Evidence of working independently and part of team

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.

Application numbers

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Please ensure that you had read the Job Description and Person Spec and that you meet the criteria before applying.

Contact Information

Name Stacey Edwards Job title Operational Co-ordinator Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07385539593 Additional information

Debbie Lowndes

[e-mail]

01159 512256

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.