Receptionist/ Administration and Data Entry Officer

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust in Leigh on Sea is seeking a Receptionist/Administration and Data Input Officer to provide reception support while handling sensitive patient data. This role requires strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills to ensure high-quality service for vulnerable patients. The Trust encourages flexible working, providing additional benefits like NHS discounts and professional training opportunities.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail for accurate data entry.
• Experience in dealing with vulnerable patients or clients.
• Ability to handle sensitive information respectfully.

Responsibilities

• Provide reception support including managing telephone inquiries.
• Input confidential data onto the frailty register.
• Build effective working relationships with patients and clinical staff.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Compassionate approach

Job description

A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us as a Receptionist/Administration and Data Input Officer within EPUT, based at The Harland Centre, Westcliff-On-Sea. The role will require the successful applicant to predominantly be based at The Harland Centre and then cover across various sites throughout our region in a reception capacity. Additionally, covering administrative services based within our Rochford Hub.

The Harland Centre helps older adults with mental health problems, including dementia. They support people living in the community by offering assessments, treatment, and ongoing care to improve their well‑being and quality of life.

• We are looking for someone with a positive and compassionate approach to supporting patient care. The role will include face to face contact with vulnerable patients.
• Making and taking patient telephone calls.
• Providing accurate input of confidential data onto our frailty register.
• The successful candidates will be expected to work in the organisation, providing services in a professional, efficient, friendly and polite manner.
• You must be able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work. This is an excellent career development opportunity for a self‑motivated and enthusiastic individual who wishes to pursue an administrative career in the NHS.

This position involves a two‑pronged approach to responsibilities.

The underlying responsibility of this role is accurate and timely data entry to maintain and update our frailty register, ensuring compliance.

Alongside this, you will provide on‑site reception support, including front of house duties and administrative assistance for our wider services. This ensures smooth day to day operations and an excellent experience for service users.

You will also be required to handle queries from multi-disciplinary clinical staff, service users, and managers in a polite and efficient manner. This includes receiving and managing telephone enquiries, responding appropriately to callers, and offering support to high risk and vulnerable clients and their carers.

This role demands strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to balance structured data tasks with dynamic service support.

• A good attention to detail is critical for this role.
• You will deal, face to face, with patients and families seeking further help/information and need to be aware of the needs of the clients.
• You will exchange confidential and/or sensitive information between staff, patients, and carers in person or on the telephone. The unpredictability of patients means that persuasive, reassuring, empathic skills are required at all times.
• Depending on the individual, there may be scope for involvement in additional administrative duties for the right candidate.

Benefits

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.

Staff Bank

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non‑clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able to offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Please see Job description and person specification attached for a breakdown of generic accountabilities. More specific requirements will be discussed at interview stage.

This advert closes on Thursday 27 Nov 2025.