Receptionist - Maternity & Obstetric

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme and annual le

Free Park & Ride service direct to NNU

On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane

Job summary

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a pooled receptionist for Care Group D at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. The role is permanent and requires flexibility to cover a 7-day service, potentially working any time in a 24-hour period.

You will support all reception teams across wards and outpatient areas to ensure a high-quality service. You will communicate effectively with patients, relatives, and staff, and manage multiple tasks in a busy environment,

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality reception and support service within inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, the public and multi-professional staff.
• Support the technical staff with a versatile, organised approach and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Job description

We are looking to recruit a pooled receptionist within Care Group D here at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. This is a permanent contract, which will requite flexibility in working pattern to ensure the service is covered 7 days a week and could involve working any time in a 24 hour period. You will be required to support all of our reception teams across the department which includes wards and outpatient reception areas.

The post holder will provide a high-quality reception and support service within an inpatient and outpatient setting and as such, will need to be able to communicate well with patients and their relatives, the public and a wide range of multi-professional staff, internal and external to the Trust. To provide a support service to the technical staff, a versatile approach is essential and the ability to cope with a large number of different tasks simultaneously is a prerequisite of this post. If you are highly organised, methodical in your approach, enjoy patient contact and working within a team then we can offer you a varied and exciting role where you will play a big part in making a difference for our patients.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics