Receptionist/Administrator

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Main duties of the job

The Role: We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to support our Locala Reception and Administration functions for various services in the Living Well Division. The purpose of the roles are to support on a variety of tasks within different services and manage a variety of reception duties. As Locala is a growing organisation, this could be the perfect opportunity for someone looking to develop in their career.

The role requires flexibility and ability to travel as you will be expected to cover at a variety of bases in Kirklees. This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual. You will have excellent organisational skills and ensure that all operational and administrative processes and quality improvement initiatives are undertaken efficiently, effectively and to a high standard.

The successful candidates will ideally have previous reception/admin experience, but this is not essential as training will be provided. You will have well developed communication skills to liaise with patients, clinicians at all levels and managers within Locala. Time management skills are essential as you will need to balance the demands of a very busy workload.

About us

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.
• Refer a Friend Scheme -If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.