Job summary
- Main area
- Outpatients Receptionist
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- 6 months (fixed term to 29th March 2026 due to funding)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 7:30am-17:30pm)
- Job ref
- 110-AC266-0925
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Outpatients Department, Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Pontyclun
- Salary
- £24,833 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Outpatients Receptionist
Band 2
Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.
Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.
At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.
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Job overview
This post is fixed term to 29th March 2026 due to funding.
To contribute to the provision of health care to patients; providing a comprehensive and confidential Reception/clerical support in relation to attendances at the Outpatients Department.
At all times the appropriate systems, procedures, policies and processes must be followed for all patients to experience a smooth journey at all times.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to work within The Outpatients Department, Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
We aim to provide a high standard of care within our unit and are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, motivated, has a friendly manner and an excellent work ethic.
Good organisational and communication skills are essential as well as a flexible approach to work across sites. The successful candidate will have ideally have previous office and front of house experience, ideally in a similar role within the NHS, or other health related environment. A good general education, 3 GCSEs or equivalent, are required. Knowledge of Health Board IT systems to include Myrddin and Enlighten would be desirable although full training will be given.
The successful candidate will be able to work in a busy environment and have a sensitive, caring and non-judgemental attitude towards others. They must also be flexible in their role. Weekend working is essential.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of administrative systems, admission, patient information systems, hospital departments, clerical/office procedures, data input procedures acquired through on-the-job training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer Skills
Desirable criteria
- CTM computer systems
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with members of the public
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within the NHS
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Fisher
- Job title
- Reception Manager / Rheolwr y Derbynfa
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443293
- Additional information
Informal visits welcome
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