Ward Receptionist

Integrated Care System; Guildford; On-site; GBP 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Guildford is seeking a committed Reception team member for their medicine wards. The role involves providing top-notch reception services and clerical support to medical staff. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills and a friendly demeanor. This is a substantive position offering flexible evening shifts from Monday to Friday. Salary is £25,768 per annum (pro-rata).

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing program

Opportunities for professional development

Flexible shifts

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a reception or other customer-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Answer the telephone and provide clerical support.
• Carry out general reception duties.
• Organise workload according to departmental demands.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Friendly and hardworking

Good IT skills

Happy to help others

Education

Good standard of general education

Grade C or above GCSE/equivalent

Basic food hygiene certificate

Job description

We are looking for flexible, enthusiastic, committed and hardworking person to join our medicine ward Reception team. This environment will provide successful candidates with opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge on our busy medicine wards. Motivated candidates will be supported to work with the clinical teams providing administrative and clerical support to the medical staff.

Main duties will be to answer the telephone, to provide administrative and clerical support and carry out general reception duties.

Suitable candidates will ideally have: Excellent communication skillsFriendly and hardworkingGood IT skillsHappy to help others

This is a substantive position offering flexible shifts providing Annual leave and Sickness cover. This is for evening shifts from Monday to Friday 3pm-7pm or 3.30pm - 7.30pm across all of the medicine wards.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality reception services for the Trust and, maintaining the highest standards of service delivery and Customer Care, act as a first point of contact to patients, relatives or other members of the public.The post holder is expected to organise their workload in accordance with the demands of the Department.To co-ordinate his/her activities to ensure efficiency of service within the organisation. He/she should exercise initiative and it is vital that confidentiality is maintained at all times.He/she cover other receptionists duties when applicable due to staff shortage/sickness/annual leave.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Job responsibilities

To provide full administrative and clerical support to the ward team and medical staff. To be a full member of the ward team, and assist in the smooth running of the ward. The role is to be agreed with the ward manager to meet the needs of the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education
• Grade C or above GCSE/equivalent
• Basic food hygiene certificate

Knowledge

• Previous experience in a reception or other customer-facing role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£25,768 a year(per annum) pro-rata includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)