Ward Receptionist - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Band 2

Main area

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Grade

Band 2

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Part time hours per week

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Job ref

Site

Queens Medical Centre

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £20,270 - £21,318 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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19/01/2023 23:59Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Ward Receptionist to join a diverse and motivated team that are dedicated to the development of skills and the delivery of high quality safe care.

The post is on Labour Suite at QMC.

As the Ward Receptionist, you will often be the first point of contact for patients and visitors when entering the ward so a friendly, welcoming smile and excellent communication skills are essential.

As a caring and positive person, you will need to be able to work as part of an established team, have the ability to work flexibly and be committed to ensuring the smooth running of reception.

We are looking for an individual who is self-motivated, content with working in a busy environment and who has good time management skills.

You must have excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

It is essential that you act professionally at all times.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Tasks will include but not be limited to fulfilling all necessary reception, clerical, administrative and general tasks required to facilitate and record patient information using technology systems.

Staff are expected to be courteous and considerate at all times and have excellent customer care skills.

After appropriate training, the post holder will be required to utilise the hospital Medway PAS computer system to capture and update necessary data, and to use the case note tracing system to accurately record the movement of paper based health records.

The role requires close liaison with other services within NUH and the provision of a courteous, reliable and quality consumer service to patients, relatives and carers, healthcare professionals, internal departments and outside organisations

Working for our organisation

We pride ourselves on being a supportive team and always strive to do our absolute best for our patients and their families.

We strive to always work as an efficient and quality service; and the ward receptionist is an integral part of the team.

We have a team that is both innovative and proactive in ensuring that high quality care is delivered to our patients.

We are keen to encourage developments in line with Trust policy.

We recognise responsibility to ensure that staff are developed and stimulated within their environment in order to achieve vision and deliver care that reflects the values and behaviours of the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role involves the maintenance of patient records, liaising and communicating with the multidisciplinary team, patients and families, maintaining and upholding Trust values including following policies and procedures and supporting the ward area with general duties to maintain standards including health and safety and infection prevention.

Person specification

Work Experience

Essential criteria

Previous Experience as a Receptionist
Customer Care

Desirable criteria

Previous Employment within a Health field / or working within a team
Clerical experience

Qualifications:

Essential criteria

Secondary school standard of education in basic numeracy and literacy
Evidence of personal development in previous employment

Desirable criteria

Competent at using NerveCentre / Medway system
Nationally recognized qualification in basic literacy and numeracy

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa's and driving license through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security fe