Evening Hospital Receptionist – Part-Time Front Desk

Cygnet Group; Boxley; On-site; GBP 7,737,000 - 9,456,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Supervision & support

Referral scheme

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Employee discounts

Job summary

Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is seeking a Part-time Evening Receptionist to join our 64-bed adult mental health facility on the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone. This role is 12 hours per week across three shifts from 4:30pm to 8:30pm, Monday to Friday, with one weekend shift on a rota basis.

You will provide a welcoming reception, greet visitors, manage sign-in/out, answer and transfer calls, handle post, and support general office duties while upholding safety and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Experience as a receptionist/administrator in a customer-facing role.
• Able to manage multiple tasks with accuracy and discretion.
• Good numeracy and literacy levels with confidentiality awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide a professional, welcoming reception experience.
• Greet visitors and notify appropriate staff of arrivals.
• Ensure visitors sign in/out and patients are logged on return/exit.
• Answer and transfer incoming calls; take messages as needed.
• Sort and distribute post; assist with general office duties.
• Keep the reception area tidy and promote site safety protocols.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation

Multi-tasking

Telephone handling

Friendliness

Education

GCSE Maths

GCSE English

Tools

Windows/Office

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is seeking a Part-time Evening Receptionist to join our 64-bed adult mental health facility on the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone. This role is 12 hours per week across three shifts from 4:30pm to 8:30pm, Monday to Friday, with one weekend shift on a rota basis.

You will provide a welcoming reception, greet visitors, manage sign-in/out, answer and transfer calls, handle post, and support general office duties while upholding safety and confidentiality.