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NHS Jobs; Atherton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Career development

Wellbeing support

Pension contribution

Job summary

The Spinney in Atherton is seeking a Part-time Receptionist to welcome visitors, handle calls, and support staff in a secure healthcare setting. You will be the first face patients, staff and visitors meet, and you will help maintain a calm, organised front desk.

Joining Elysium Healthcare at The Spinney offers training, career development, and a range of staff benefits. This role requires good communication, discretion, and the ability to work as part of a small team and individually.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a reception/front-desk role or similar environment.
• Proficient computer skills and ability to use office software.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Professional, confident and diplomatic demeanor.
• GCSE English Language Grade C or above.
• Be efficient and enthusiastic in a busy reception.
• Awareness of confidentiality and security.
• Ability to work with a team and independently.
• Welcoming and self-motivated attitude.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming all visitors in a friendly manner and ensuring the visitor book is signed.
• Maintaining the upkeep of the reception area and meeting rooms to be presentable.
• Managing the office diary for meetings, events, training days and therapy sessions.
• Ensuring confidentiality and security of the service.
• Handling telephone calls, emails and post.
• Ad hoc administration tasks.
• Ensuring leaflets and brochures are displayed.
• Managing deliveries.

Skills

Previous experience

Computer skills

Communication skills

Diplomacy

GCSE English

Efficiency

Confidentiality

Team & independence

Welcoming & self-motivated

Education

GCSE English Language Grade C or above

Job description

First impressions matter. As a Part-time Receptionist you play a pivotal role in setting the tone for every interaction. You are the first face and first conversation visitors to The Spinney in Atherton will experience. Your warm and friendly personality will shine through as you greet and assist staff, visitors and service users.

What you will be doing

In this exciting role at The Spinney a service for settings for male patients with personality disorder and/or mental illness. The purpose-built medium, low secure and rehabilitation wards each day brings different challenges and experiences. Working 22.5 a week along side the reception team your key responsibilities will be welcoming all visitors in a friendly manner, co-ordinating the office diary for meetings and events and efficiently handling telephone calls, emails and post. Ensuring the safety and security of service users, staff and visitors is a top priority. You’ll oversee visitor sign ins, conduct security checks and manage the distribution of keys and security badges. There’s also a huge range of courses on offer to help grow and develop your career. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals. Join (site) in creating a positive and secure environment. It’s a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. It’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As a Receptionist you will be:

• Welcoming all visitors in a friendly manner and ensuring the sign the visitor book.


• Maintaining the upkeep of the reception area & meeting rooms are presentable.


• Managing the office diary for meetings, events, training days and therapy sessions.


• Ensuring confidentially and security to the service.


• Receiving and dealing with telephone calls, emails and post.


• Ad hoc administration tasks.


• Ensuring all appropriate leaflets and brochures are on display.


• Manage deliveries.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience


• Computer skills


• Communication and interpersonal skills


• Must be professional, confident and diplomatic


• GCSE English Language Grade C or above


• Be efficient and enthusiastic


• Awareness of understanding confidentiality and security


• Ability work alongside a team and independently


• Must be welcoming and self-motivated

Where you will be working

Location: Everest Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9NT You will be working at The Spinney, a service which offer a range of care settings for male patients with personality disorder and/or mental illness. The purpose-built medium, low secure and rehabilitation wards, as well as a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) are all set within an 11 acre site with extensive woodland and landscaped areas. You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team at The Spinney who have previously been recognised by the Association of Psychological Therapies (APT) for their ability to reinforce positive behaviour, prevention of challenging behaviour and successful interventions in a secure care setting.

What You’ll Get At Elysium Healthcare

• Annual base salary of £25,564.50 Pro Rata


• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.


• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals


• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate


• Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!


• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance


• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts


• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind


• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.


• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be


• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time


• Pension contribution, to help secure your future


• Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking

About us

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure