Job Title: Receptionist
Location: Wantage Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage, OX12 9BN
Hours: 30 hours per week – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 8am – 4pm / 8.30am – 4.30pm / 9.00am – 5.00pm
Trust Location: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Role type: Temporary for 3 months with possibility of extension
What you’ll be responsible for:
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Provide a high standard of general office duties to include responding to emails and phone enquiries, answering the telephone, taking and recording messages accurately responding to queries appropriately, filing, photocopying, scanning, following Trust procedures and protocols.
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Managing the booking instructions given from the clinician following the appointment, ensuring it is booked in line with priorities outlined by the service.
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Manage the incoming mail (electronic and post), date stamp and manage in line with service guidelines.
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Manage the outgoing mail in a timely manner.
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Maintain the electronic clinic appointment diary and available appointment slots using the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) System
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Deal with all written and telephone requests for an appointment, including the cancellation and re-booking of clinic sessions, checking in with the service teams where necessary and appropriate.
This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.
You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust:
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An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS
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Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times
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A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation
You’ll have the following skills/experience:
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Reception experience
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Excellent IT skills
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NHS experience (desirable)
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Good communication and organisational skills
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Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:
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Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
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Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
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Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
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Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
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Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
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Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
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Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
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Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
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