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Job summary

Main area
A&M
Grade
AfC Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 20 hours per week
Job ref
384-AGB-EMF18877-B2
Employer
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Guildford
Salary
£25,768 (per annum) pro-rata includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust logo

Ward Receptionist

AfC Band 2

Job overview

We are looking for flexible, enthusiastic, committed and hardworking person to join our medicine ward Reception team. This environment will provide successful candidates with opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge on our busy medicine wards. Motivated candidates will be supported to work with the clinical teams providing administrative and clerical support to the medical staff.

Main duties will be to answer the telephone, to provide administrative and clerical support and carry out general reception duties.

Suitable candidates will ideally have:  
Excellent communication skills 
Friendly and hardworking 
Good IT skills
Happy to help others

This is a substantive position offering flexible shifts providing Annual leave and Sickness cover. This is for evening shifts from Monday to Friday 3pm-7pm or 3.30pm - 3.30pm across all of the medicine wards.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality reception services for the Trust and, maintaining the highest standards of service delivery and Customer Care, act as a first point of contact to patients, relatives or other members of the public. 
The post holder is expected to organise their workload in accordance with the demands of the Department.
To co-ordinate his/her activities to ensure efficiency of service within the organisation. He/she should exercise initiative and it is vital that confidentiality is maintained at all times.
He/she cover other receptionists duties when applicable due to staff shortage/sickness/annual leave.

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide full administrative and clerical support to the ward team and medical staff. To be a full member of the ward team, and assist in the smooth running of the ward. The role is to be agreed with the ward manager to meet the needs of the service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good standard of general education
Desirable criteria
  • Grade C or above GCSE/equivalent
  • English language
  • Basic food hygiene certificate

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience in a reception or other customer-facing role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident committedStep into healthWe Work Flexibly

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Asha Gurung
Job title
Receptionist Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01483 571122
Additional information

If you require any further information please contact Asha Gurung – Receptionist Team Lead for Medicine on 01483 571122 Ext 4076

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