Receptionist Urgent Care

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you a friendly, organised and professional individual looking for a rewarding job in healthcare? Join our dedicated team at Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), where we are committed to providing exceptional urgent care services to our community. Our team of healthcare professionals are passionate about delivering high quality treatment in a welcoming and supportive environment. Lewes UTC provides care to people with urgent, not life threatening, minor illness and minor injuries. Your role would be pivotal to the multidisciplinary team by greeting and assisting patients, ensuring a warm and efficient reception area. You would manage patient registrations and answer phone calls and respond to enquiries with professionalism.

If you are ready to join a great team and contribute to our mission of providing exceptional urgent care we welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

  • Receives Patients and visitors to the service. Responds to queries and requests for information as directed by office procedures, guidelines and protocols. Refers complex or unusual requests to the Team Administrator or a member of the clinical team.
  • Regularly checks on the tidiness and cleanliness of the office environment and takes action to ensure any problems are resolved.
  • Undertakes admin tasks that are assigned.
  • Attends team meetings within the service
  • Formats letters, reports where necessary
  • Carries out photocopying.
  • Ensures incoming or outgoing post is processed promptly

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

  • Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
  • Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
  • Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Research opportunities
  • Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
  • Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Date posted

23 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year Per annum/Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

150-OM1109-EAS

Job locations

Lewes UTC/ Lewes Victoria Hospital

Nevill Road

Lewes

BN7 1PF


Job description

Job responsibilities

To welcome all patients and those accompanying them to the unit in a professional manner, recording all necessary information fully and accurately, and to carry out clerical duties necessary for the operation of the unit.

To assist the staff of the units in data collections and gathering reports for analysis and auditing purposes.

Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

To welcome all patients and those accompanying them to the unit in a professional manner, recording all necessary information fully and accurately, and to carry out clerical duties necessary for the operation of the unit.

To assist the staff of the units in data collections and gathering reports for analysis and auditing purposes.

Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths and English GCSE or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of activities that involve receiving queries from others providing information, directions or taking and passing on messages
  • Excellent telephone and communication skills

Desirable

  • Working as part of a team - making a contribution and helping others.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to remain calm and polite when it is busy or if dealing with someone who is upset or worried about their health.
  • Good written and spoken English

Desirable

  • Excellent organisational skills

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work variable hours between 8am-8pm Monday - Sunday
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths and English GCSE or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of activities that involve receiving queries from others providing information, directions or taking and passing on messages
  • Excellent telephone and communication skills

Desirable

  • Working as part of a team - making a contribution and helping others.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to remain calm and polite when it is busy or if dealing with someone who is upset or worried about their health.
  • Good written and spoken English

Desirable

  • Excellent organisational skills

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work variable hours between 8am-8pm Monday - Sunday

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lewes UTC/ Lewes Victoria Hospital

Nevill Road

Lewes

BN7 1PF


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lewes UTC/ Lewes Victoria Hospital

Nevill Road

Lewes

BN7 1PF


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Team Lead

Neil Kelly

kelly.neil1@nhs.net

07483969032

Date posted

23 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year Per annum/Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

150-OM1109-EAS

Job locations

Lewes UTC/ Lewes Victoria Hospital

Nevill Road

Lewes

BN7 1PF


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