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Job summary

Main area
Substance misuse
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15.5 hours per week
Job ref
301-IT-26-7712168-A
Employer
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services
Employer type
NHS
Site
Severn Fields Health Village
Town
Shrewsbury
Salary
£24,465 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services logo

Receptionist

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

An exciting opportunity has arisen; for a  Band 2 Receptionist role at our Shrewsbury  Sexual Health services. This role is part time hours, 15 hours a week.

The post holder will support service users to access all aspects of the provision available from the Integrated Sexual Health Service, as well as providing support to the Customer Services Supervisor regarding customer service for service users.

The post holder will maintain patient/client records in accordance with Information Management policies, updating/amending demographics and clinic details on the Inform system where necessary.  Paper clinical records may need to be prepared, retrieved and filed for some services and ensuring compliance on filing, retention and destruction, including scanning and archiving as appropriate 

Main duties of the job

The main priority of this position is providing a full range of customer service duties including, meeting and greeting service users, booking appointments, taking phone calls and messages and inputting data onto, or to cleanse data from, the Inform system or any other system as required. 

Working for our organisation

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.
 
We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.
 
Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for the full list of duties and responsibilities, a summary is below:

  • Providing a full range of customer service duties
  • To provide a first point of contact for all service users and carers
  • Meet and greet service users and supporting their access to the self-managed care options 
  • Providing a telephone service to all service users, book appointments using the Inform EPR system and signposting to other spokes and services 
  • Taking other phone calls, as appropriate, accurately recording messages and ensuring they are passed on appropriately
  • To support the closure of clinical venues (with nursing staff), if working at a clinic location as necessary
  • To provide general administrative support to the ISH Service as directed by the Service Support Manager

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service or equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge gained through relevant experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of using computer based information systems in an office environment
  • Previous experience of working with the public both on a face to face basis and over the telephone

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed 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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lorraine Goodman
Job title
Operational Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07976 580457
Additional information
If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Lorraine Goodman as we would love to hear from you.
 
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****This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.****
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