Emergency Department Receptionist

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 May 2025

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, supportive team working in Emergency Care. The Emergency Department is a friendly, exciting place to work currently undergoing a large transformational project with exciting new developments and opportunities.

We are looking for a Receptionist to work on our friendly reception desk in the Emergency Department. The successful candidate will undertake a variety of reception duties working in A&E and processing Patient data. You will also act as a focal point of communication between Patients, Ambulance Crews and Medical / Clinical staff.

The successful candidate will have a friendly and professional attitude, good IT and organisational skills and be able to accurately complete / input data. The successful candidate will also need to be able to deal with difficult and stressful situations with courtesy and empathy.

The Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust offers an excellent range of exciting, rewarding roles with fantastic opportunities for career support and development / training as well as a great range of employee benefits.

This appointment is for a night shift position, with working hours from 9:30 PM to 8:00 AM, 20 hours per week over two night shifts.

Main duties of the job

To provide a calm, friendly, and welcoming reception to the Emergency Floor, incorporating A&E, the Emergency Assessment Unit, and Ambulatory and Emergency Care, ensuring all patients, visitors, and staff feel supported, respected, informed, and valued throughout their time in the department.

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.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,427 a year (per annum) pro-rata -includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

384-AGB-EMF18371-B2

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide a friendly, caring, and efficient reception service to our Emergency Floor, ensuring clear communication and support for all visitors.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide a friendly, caring, and efficient reception service to our Emergency Floor, ensuring clear communication and support for all visitors.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • General education to GCSE level

Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous experience in patient contact position

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience in admin role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • General education to GCSE level

Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous experience in patient contact position

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience in admin 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Reception Manager

Laurie Curran

Laurie.curran@nhs.net

01483571122

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,427 a year (per annum) pro-rata -includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

384-AGB-EMF18371-B2

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX


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