Receptionist

Healthcare Homes; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

5.6 weeks paid holiday pay

Refer a Friend scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Healthcare Homes Academy

Qualifications and Apprenticeship – BA

Blue Light Card discounts

Long Service awards

Job summary

Healthcare Homes is seeking a friendly receptionist at Blandford Grange in Blandford Forum. The role supports the home administrator and management team, answers enquiries, and manages correspondence, while providing a welcoming environment for residents and visitors.

With 20 hours per week and a pay rate of £12.71 per hour, the position offers diary management duties, family show rounds, and opportunities for training and development within the Healthcare Homes Academy.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Office is essential.
• Good organisation and diary management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Welcomes visitors and residents, handles initial enquiries and correspondence.
• Manages diary and coordinates family show rounds for new residents.
• Supports the home administrator and management team with varied tasks and communications.

Skills

Organisation skills

Communication skills

People skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Supporting the effective running of the home by providing support to the home administrator and management team.

Welcoming visitors and residents to the home, dealing with initial enquiries and managing correspondence.

Diary management and arranging family show rounds for new residents, offering a professional and friendly environment.

The role really enables you to bring out your organisation skills while working across a variety of tasks. Great communication and people skills with experience using Microsoft Office is essential.

£12.71per hour

20 hours per week

Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat, Sun 9am - 1pm

Are you a friendly and welcoming person who wants to help make a difference in people's lives?

If you are kind, compassionate and committed, we would love for you to join our lovely nursing home, Blandford Grange as our Receptionist.

Based in the pretty Georgian riverside town of Blandford Forum, and only a stone's throw from the bustling seaside resorts of Weymouth, Bournemouth, and Bridport, Blandford Grange is a spacious home with large bedrooms and a real family atmosphere.

What would a typical day look like?, Experience is preferred but not essential as you will be supported with a thorough induction and training programme to develop your skills, along with the guidance of a well-established team, who will truly value and support you.

In return we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Company Pension
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday pay
• Refer a Friend scheme worth up to £1000 per person
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental health and wellbeing
• Extensive training courses through our Healthcare Homes Academy
• Qualifications and Apprenticeship opportunities including Level 3 in Business Administration
• Blue Light Card offering a number of discounts across retail and hospitality
• Recognition and Long Service awards

Established in 2005, Healthcare Homes Group has an existing portfolio comprising of 48 residential and nursing homes located across East Anglia and the South of England. We are a Top 20 provider within the care sector and our ethos is to deliver the best person-centred care to all our residents.