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Job summary

Main area
Administration and Clerical
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-PEN865-EB
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Daisyfield Mill
Town
Blackburn
Salary
£22,383 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Agile Receptionist

Band 2

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

•    Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic person to provide an efficient reception service to the mental health teams within the Pennine area. The base for this post is flexible and will be discussed at the interview stage with all of the interview candidates.

The post is 37.5 hours per week, working 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.

Qualifications needed:

•    NVQ level 2 customer care qualification or equivalent experience
•    Experience of working within a customer service role.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work in various reception teams in the Pennine area. This role includes providing a reception service for mental health teams as well as physical health teams within LSCFT.

The successful candidate will be required to work at several different locations such as Darwen, Accrington, Rossendale, Burnley, Nelson and other sites within Pennine to cover staff absence. Please note that travelling expenses will be paid for excess travel.

Main duties of the job

You must be able to provide efficient administrative support and have excellent IT, keyboard and data inputting skills. You will also require strong interpersonal and customer service skills, be able to demonstrate initiative and the ability to organise your workload effectively. 

You must be able to provide efficient administrative support and have excellent IT, keyboard and data inputting skills. You will also require strong interpersonal and customer service skills, be able to demonstrate initiative and the ability to organise your workload effectively. 

The work is varied, interesting and demanding and candidates need to be organised, flexible and reliable. We are looking for people who possess the ability to meet the demands of the service, and also to be able to communicate with a wide range of people, including patients and health care professionals.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact us on the details provided.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 2 in Customer Care – or equivalent experience
  • Willingness to commit to continuous personal development

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of administrative systems and processes

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience in customer services or administration

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Bethan Fielding
Job title
Locality Administrator Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07779 456145
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