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Job summary

Main area
Telecommunications Switchboard/Operator Service
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The post is to cover predominantly days, evenings, weekends and Public Holidays. Night shifts may be required to accommodate service needs.)
Job ref
205-7237085-B
Employer
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Stoke
Town
Stoke-On-Trent
Salary
£24,169 per annum + enhancements
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Call Centre Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 and Band 3 roles. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons. 

The Telecommunications Department at UHNM, Royal Stoke are recruiting for Call Centre Assistants to join the team!

  • We deliver a busy 24/7 telephone switchboard/operator service to the Trust and users of its telephone service from a wide range of backgrounds.
  • We are the first point of contact for our patients, staff throughout the Trust, GP's and other healthcare professionals. You will handle calls from general enquiries to internal critical emergency response procedures.
  • Customer service is key to this role so we are looking for people who are flexible, articulate, enthusiastic and effective communicators and essentially can remain calm in all circumstances.

Main duties of the job

The shift pattern will vary and is rotered 5 days over 7 days, shift times will vary with the earliest start time being 6am and the latest finish time being 10pm.

The post holder must be flexible  and may be required to cover night shifts to meet the needs of the service.

Previous applicants need not apply. 

If you meet the above criteria and want to join our dedicated team then we would like to hear from you!

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager using the contact details below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Education to GCSE standard
Desirable criteria
  • Customer service qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience of working in a customer service environment
  • Proven experience of working with PC's and Microsoft Office
Desirable criteria
  • Proven experience in Call Centre / Multi line telephony as main part of role

Skills, ability and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Well developed communication skills
  • Flexibility to cover a variety of shifts sometimes at short notice

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Able to display a calm and rational approach to difficult situations, demonstrating empathy and assertiveness where appropriate
  • Able to understand own limitations and when to escalate problems
  • Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to shift working, understanding that shifts may be changed at short notice to meet the requirements of the 24/7 Operator service

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Julie Cadman
Job title
Telecommunications Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01782 671033
Additional information

 

 

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