259497 Receptionist

NHS Scotland; Hospital; On-site; EUR 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is seeking a motivated receptionist to join the Midpark Reception Hub Team on a fixed-term contract for 9 months.

You will welcome visitors and staff, respond to enquiries, book rooms, order stock, assist with audits, and carry out safety checks and mail deliveries across the hospital. Flexibility to cover the seven-day opening hours including weekends is required.

Responsibilities

• Welcome visitors and staff, respond to enquiries,
• Book rooms, order stock, assist with audits, and carry out safety checks and mail deliveries across the hospital.
• Flexibility to cover the seven-day opening hours including weekends is required.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Midpark Reception Hub Team, we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with excellent customer service skills to join our team within our reception. This is a fixed term opportunity for 9 months only from 07/12/2026 to 05/12/2027.

The post holder will be acting as a focal point of contact for all staff, professional visitors, patients and their families.

The post holder will be expected to welcome visitors and staff to Midpark hospital. The reception team also complete and assist with a range of duties such as booking rooms, stock ordering and auditing, safety and security checks and sorting mail and deliveries for all areas within the hospital.

The post requires flexibility to cover a variation of working hours based over the seven day opening hours, this will include week ends.

Informal enquiries to - [e-mail]

If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/

DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND

Some of our posts may require you to undergo a criminal records check. Changes as of the 1 April 2025 to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership now sees more roles requiring PVG that may not have needed this check in the past. If you are successful in this role you will be notified which level of check is required by the recruitment team. If you would like to read more information please visit: Disclosure levels - mygov.scot

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

PUBLIC PROTECTION

Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

Additional Information For International Candidates

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

WORK VISA

If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or if you require a work visa that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION

NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.

Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc).