- To provide an efficient and comprehensive administration and reception service, supporting the Emergency Departments clinical teams.
- To provide front of house services to patients and relatives in a professional and sensitive manner ensuring confidentiality at all times
- To deal with all Emergency Department telephone and email queries
- Book in and direct all patients who attend the Emergency Department, carrying out a basic triage of patients, taking into account the severity of the complaint, and ensure clinical staff are aware of their arrival as necessary.
- Provide empathy when dealing with highly sensitive areas, such as relations of very poorly or deceased patients, or with sensitive health conditions.
- To undertake any clerical duties as deemed necessary and reasonable, working autonomously and without direct supervision to prioritise and complete the workload, using established practices and procedures, seeking support if appropriate.
- Must have understanding and knowledge of general office equipment computer, photocopier, scanner, telephone system
- Previous experience within a clerical environment
- Previous Emergency Department or Hospital receptionist experience
- Ability to handle several tasks at once with frequent interruptions and prioritise workload
- Evidence of ability to communicate with all levels of staff and members of the public
- An understanding of the meaning of confidentiality and the requirement for this to be maintained
- Ability to deal with the general stresses of working with difficult patients and the distressing circumstances that can arise
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Receptionist - Emergency Department - Bath, United Kingdom - Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Are you looking for shift work with a challenge, excellent learning opportunities, and no two days the same? Then come and join The Emergency Department Reception Team.
The Emergency Department has a busy 24 hour reception area, dealing with patients arriving at the hospital via GP surgeries, ambulance or self-referral. The department has a service requirement to be available 24 hours, 7 days of the week, 365 days a year; including bank holidays. Are you interested in supporting these interesting and variable service hours?
We currently have a receptionist vacancy for part time hours. We offer a supportive environment within an enthusiastic and motivated team of receptionists and medical staff.
The role requires you to have a current right to work in the UK, which enables you to undertake the role without need of sponsorship. Under current UK immigration rules this role is not eligible for sponsorship and it is not possible for the Trust to sponsor applicants for a visa for this role.
Accordingly, we regret that any application will not be considered if this requirement is not met.
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About us
At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working in the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
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