Day Unit Receptionist Nelson Health Centre

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a Day Unit Receptionist to work at The Nelson's Health Centre on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays (22.5 hours per week).

Main duties of the job

The Day Unit teams at St George's Hospital are looking for a flexible, approachable, reliable and motivated team player to work as a part time receptionist between the units. The post will involve supporting our full time receptionists and schedulers.

Our busy day units provides diagnostic procedures to patients within the Trust.

This role is patient facing . You will need to be able to work well under pressure and cope with conflicting demands. Ideally you will have previous experience of working in an outpatient or day unit environment. You will possess excellent organisational, communication and IT skills. We mainly use iCLIP (Cerner) and Medilogic IT systems. Knowledge of these systems would be an advantage but is not necessary as full training will be provided.

If you would like to be involved in a forward looking department, have the skills to contribute and enjoy a challenge, we would like to hear from you!

The closing date for this post may be brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,583 a year Per annum including inner London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

200-NN-7135156-CA-A

Job locations

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.
  • Demonstrates good communication both verbally and in written English.

Desirable

  • Qualification relating to customer care.
  • Standard typing qualification
  • Evidence of passing English examinations.

Skills

Essential

  • Proficient in word processing and basic computer skills.
  • Able to organise and prioritise workload.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload.
  • Proven keyboard /computer skills.

Desirable

  • Experience of entering data.
  • Experience of healthcare database/software systems.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working with the public.
  • Experience of working in a team.
  • Clear idea of patient confidentiality, non-nursing tasks.
  • Adaptable and flexible to changing work environment.

Desirable

  • Previous healthcare knowledge/experience.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.
  • Demonstrates good communication both verbally and in written English.

Desirable

  • Qualification relating to customer care.
  • Standard typing qualification
  • Evidence of passing English examinations.

Skills

Essential

  • Proficient in word processing and basic computer skills.
  • Able to organise and prioritise workload.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload.
  • Proven keyboard /computer skills.

Desirable

  • Experience of entering data.
  • Experience of healthcare database/software systems.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working with the public.
  • Experience of working in a team.
  • Clear idea of patient confidentiality, non-nursing tasks.
  • Adaptable and flexible to changing work environment.

Desirable

  • Previous healthcare knowledge/experience.

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

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Service Manager

Melissa Nicholl

melissa.nicholl@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087251501

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,583 a year Per annum including inner London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

200-NN-7135156-CA-A

Job locations

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Supporting documents

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