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Receptionist
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: Substantive
Hours
  • Part time
  • Job share
15 hours per week (Monday and Tuesday)
Job ref
342-EFM073-1124
Employer
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Coast Resource Centre
Town
Weston-super-Mare
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/12/2024 23:59

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Band 3 Support Receptionist - Weston-super-Mare

Band 3


Job overview

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced receptionist to join our friendly team. Staffed between 09.00 - 17.00 Monday to Friday. The role will provide a central point of contact and front of house reception duties for our North Somerset receptions across three sites:

  • Coast Resource Centre in Worle, Weston-Super-Mare.
  • Long Fox Unit in Weston-Super-Mare (on Weston General Hospital site).
  • Windmill House in Clevedon.

Ability to travel to any of these three locations is therefore essential.

Main duties of the job

  • Reception cover and support across three different sites in North Somerset.
  • First point of contact for phone calls to clinical teams at sites; transferring calls, taking accurate messages and escalating as appropriate.
  • Meeting and greeting patients and visitors.
  • Advising clinicians when their patients have arrived.
  • Room bookings.
  • Opening and closing the buildings.
  • Making sure the clinic rooms have everything they need.
  • Sorting the post.
  • Signing for deliveries.
  • Reporting building defects.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and across the county of Wiltshire.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be supported in your role by the North Somerset Area Site Coordinator, and passionate and friendly colleagues both in support services and the wider Facilities Management team.

The Receptionist will provide assistance as required depending on service need across three different receptions based at Coast Resource Centre and Long Fox Unit in Weston-Super-Mare, and Windmill House in Clevedon. As well as acting as a first point of contact for the sites both face to face and over the telephone, the role will include general administrative duties and use of bespoke IT systems.

In this role, the post holder will be speaking to service users, healthcare professionals, external agencies, emergency services, members of the public and more.

Training at each base will be provided in respect of the role. 

Person specification

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Face to face communications skills
  • Written communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Previous reception experience

IT Skills

Essential criteria
  • IT skill including Microsoft packages and word processing

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience of general administrative systems and office procedures

Team Work

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within a team

Flexible working

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexibly / change plans

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardThe Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion is the leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion in the workplace.Veteran AwarePositive about disabled peopleThe Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion is the leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion in the workplace.Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerInclusive Top 50 LogoThe Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei) is the UK's leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion issues in the workplace.Armed Forces Covenant

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vicki Briggs
Job title
Area Site Coordinator - North Somerset
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01934 317246
Additional information

Samuel Morgan - [email protected]

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