ReceptionistNHS

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person with a keen eye for detail to join our UCLH- Mortimer Market's Outpatients administration teamActing as a first point of contact for patients attending the department you will be checking patients into their attending clinics, dealing with associated queries and working amongst a team delivering a high level of customer service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant should be proactive and have excellent communication, good IT skills, be able to use initiative, and prioritise workloads for themselves and others to accommodate changing demands within the team and Outpatient service.

They will have key working relationships with all members of the administrative and clinical teams including nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals and support workers. They will act as the first point of contact (in phone and in person) in communication with patients, relatives and GPs and other external hospital staff / tertiary referrers.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via HealthJobsUK and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Job description

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

• UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

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About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.