Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Receptionist/Administrator
to provide clerical support to the various services located in the Widnes
Health Care Resource Centre. This centre is open 365 days of the year and
currently staff work on a rota to cover shifts from 7.45am 9.15 pm.
Applicants must be hard working and flexible and not easily phased at times by
a demanding workload. Effective organisational and interpersonal skills are
important, as is the ability to work as an effective team member.
If you possess and can demonstrate good literacy, numeracy
and admin skills and have worked in a customer/administration focussed
environment for at least 12 months, we would like to hear from you.
The successful applicant must have proven clerical
experience, and/or be able to demonstrate administrative knowledge, 4 GCSE
passes at Grade C and above or equivalent qualifications to include Maths and
English as well as ECDL or equivalent experience of using computer packages
The successful Applicant would be expected to have or
undertake further development to NVQ Level 3 standard.
Main duties of the job
The Successful Candidate will work on the main
reception desk, where patients arrive for their appointments for all
departments within Widnes HCRC building.
Duties
will include arriving patients on the booking system, booking/amending
appointments, booking follow up appointments for Bridgewater services
including the UTC, Podiatry, Treatment rooms as well as signposting for
external services running clinics within the building.
Answering Emails, dealing with daily tasks and
queries, liaising with patients and clinicians both face to face and over the
telephone.
They will also cover the general duties of a
busy reception. This can be a challenging role at times.
The Reception team is a busy department
which would suit a candidate who enjoys working in a fast pace environment
Undertake training for the fire warden role
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Bridgewater
Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plan to integrate and form a new organisation on
the 1st April 2026. As such, if your start date is on or after
1st April 2026, you will be employed by the newly formed organisation.
Should you join Bridgewater prior to this date, your employment will
automatically transfer into the new organisation. We are confident that this
transition will provide new opportunities and a continued commitment to
excellence in patient care.
Job Purpose:
- To provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the community clinics and associated health professionals and will actively participate and contribute to the development of the service;
- To provide a customer focused service to the users of the clinics to incorporate the co-ordination of appointments and workload management for the clinics liaising with all staff;
- To provide relief cover at other locations as requested.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To provide a front line service for all service user enquiries, responding to telephone and face to face enquiries in an efficient, tactful and professional manner, redirecting calls, taking action as appropriate. These enquiries may require the job holder to have extensive knowledge of the clinical services they support. Liaising with internal services and partner agencies when necessary.
- To be responsible for maintaining, developing and managing all aspects of secretarial support clinically and/or administratively;
- The management of the patient booking system to include building of clinic sessions, management of waiting lists and breaches, data cleansing;
- To act as the Super user for the patient electronic computer system;
- To ensure that appropriate levels of identified stock and lower level clinical equipment are requisitioned on the Purchase Ordering system;
- To ensure display and availability of information sources at reception with an adequate and attractive display of front desk poster and leaflet materials to include distribution and collation of all patient surveys;
- To deal with all internal/external mail and redistribution to relevant department;
- To accept deliveries and ensure these are dealt with promptly;
- To ensure vaccine deliveries are stored in accordance with the Immunisation policy where appropriate;
- To maintain an effective photocopying, filing and archiving system including records management in line with Trust policy;
- To copy type/audio type medical reports which will contain medical/clinical terminology and general correspondence as indicated;
- To report any faults, defects or building defects to the CAFM Helpdesk;
- To maintain appropriate levels of identified stock and lower level clinical equipment; to place requisitions onto the Purchase Ordering system;
- To undertake Fire Warden and First aid duties as required to ensure legislative compliance.
- To manage/ book clinic and meeting rooms within the premises and keep room availability updated as appropriate;
- To manage, update and maintain clinical diaries as requested;
- To carry out inductions for all new members of staff and service users who may work within the postholders clinic location ie that includes fire procedures, facilities of the building and general rules and procedures within that location;
- To communicate verbally and in writing with multi agency services regarding information which may be sensitive and possibly highly distressing which might be of a legal nature;
- To arrange meetings between staff as directed, take notes and distribute the meeting notes to parties concerned.
- To assist with research and audit activity using a variety of audit tools including the internet.
- To coordinate information received from external partners eg A&E reports
- To edit/format legal documents.
Please see full Job Description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Bridgewater
Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plan to integrate and form a new organisation on
the 1st April 2026. As such, if your start date is on or after
1st April 2026, you will be employed by the newly formed organisation.
Should you join Bridgewater prior to this date, your employment will
automatically transfer into the new organisation. We are confident that this
transition will provide new opportunities and a continued commitment to
excellence in patient care.
Job Purpose:
- To provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the community clinics and associated health professionals and will actively participate and contribute to the development of the service;
- To provide a customer focused service to the users of the clinics to incorporate the co-ordination of appointments and workload management for the clinics liaising with all staff;
- To provide relief cover at other locations as requested.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To provide a front line service for all service user enquiries, responding to telephone and face to face enquiries in an efficient, tactful and professional manner, redirecting calls, taking action as appropriate. These enquiries may require the job holder to have extensive knowledge of the clinical services they support. Liaising with internal services and partner agencies when necessary.
- To be responsible for maintaining, developing and managing all aspects of secretarial support clinically and/or administratively;
- The management of the patient booking system to include building of clinic sessions, management of waiting lists and breaches, data cleansing;
- To act as the Super user for the patient electronic computer system;
- To ensure that appropriate levels of identified stock and lower level clinical equipment are requisitioned on the Purchase Ordering system;
- To ensure display and availability of information sources at reception with an adequate and attractive display of front desk poster and leaflet materials to include distribution and collation of all patient surveys;
- To deal with all internal/external mail and redistribution to relevant department;
- To accept deliveries and ensure these are dealt with promptly;
- To ensure vaccine deliveries are stored in accordance with the Immunisation policy where appropriate;
- To maintain an effective photocopying, filing and archiving system including records management in line with Trust policy;
- To copy type/audio type medical reports which will contain medical/clinical terminology and general correspondence as indicated;
- To report any faults, defects or building defects to the CAFM Helpdesk;
- To maintain appropriate levels of identified stock and lower level clinical equipment; to place requisitions onto the Purchase Ordering system;
- To undertake Fire Warden and First aid duties as required to ensure legislative compliance.
- To manage/ book clinic and meeting rooms within the premises and keep room availability updated as appropriate;
- To manage, update and maintain clinical diaries as requested;
- To carry out inductions for all new members of staff and service users who may work within the postholders clinic location ie that includes fire procedures, facilities of the building and general rules and procedures within that location;
- To communicate verbally and in writing with multi agency services regarding information which may be sensitive and possibly highly distressing which might be of a legal nature;
- To arrange meetings between staff as directed, take notes and distribute the meeting notes to parties concerned.
- To assist with research and audit activity using a variety of audit tools including the internet.
- To coordinate information received from external partners eg A&E reports
- To edit/format legal documents.
Please see full Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Skills & KnowledgeExperience of using Microsoft Word and other Microsoft packages to include external databases and system packages.
- Motivated and able to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Good organiser of self and workload.
- Excellent telephone manner and excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to take and produce meeting notes
- Diary maintenance both electronic and manual.
- Ability to prioritise workload and delegate as necessary.
- Exercise judgement when dealing with patient enquiries analyse and resolve patient problems.
- Ability to analyse and interpret data and extract relevant information and report and act on appropriately.
Experience
Essential
- Working within a customer facing environment.
- Demonstrable experience in an administrative role.
- Ability to work to and meet deadlines.
- Experience of working in a pressured environment.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a clinic/ office environment.
- Medical Secretarial experience.
- Previous experience of working within the health or social sector.
- Previous experience of using an appointment booking system.
- Previous experience of supervising staff including the carrying out of Personal Development reviews.
Qualifications
Essential
- 4 GCSEs at grade C or above to include Maths and English or Key Skills equivalents. Or good standard of Education
- RSA Level III in typing or equivalent, proven experience
- ECDL or equivalent. Or proven knowledge
- Audio typing qualification or proven experience.
Desirable
- NVQ 3 in Business Administration or Customer Care
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
- Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, overcoming barriers to communication including difficult or challenging conversations.
- Ability to file records at high and low levels which may be unwieldly.
- Self-motivated and able to work under a range of pressures.
- Maintenance of confidentiality and diplomacy at all times.
Person Specification
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Skills & KnowledgeExperience of using Microsoft Word and other Microsoft packages to include external databases and system packages.
- Motivated and able to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Good organiser of self and workload.
- Excellent telephone manner and excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to take and produce meeting notes
- Diary maintenance both electronic and manual.
- Ability to prioritise workload and delegate as necessary.
- Exercise judgement when dealing with patient enquiries analyse and resolve patient problems.
- Ability to analyse and interpret data and extract relevant information and report and act on appropriately.
Experience
Essential
- Working within a customer facing environment.
- Demonstrable experience in an administrative role.
- Ability to work to and meet deadlines.
- Experience of working in a pressured environment.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a clinic/ office environment.
- Medical Secretarial experience.
- Previous experience of working within the health or social sector.
- Previous experience of using an appointment booking system.
- Previous experience of supervising staff including the carrying out of Personal Development reviews.
Qualifications
Essential
- 4 GCSEs at grade C or above to include Maths and English or Key Skills equivalents. Or good standard of Education
- RSA Level III in typing or equivalent, proven experience
- ECDL or equivalent. Or proven knowledge
- Audio typing qualification or proven experience.
Desirable
- NVQ 3 in Business Administration or Customer Care
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
- Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, overcoming barriers to communication including difficult or challenging conversations.
- Ability to file records at high and low levels which may be unwieldly.
- Self-motivated and able to work under a range of pressures.
- Maintenance of confidentiality and diplomacy at all times.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
