Job summary
***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***
We are looking for a friendly and flexible individual to join our General Day Surgery Unit, Endoscopy, Surgical Admissions Unit and Pre-Op Assessment team on a full time basis.
This position combines the roles of running a busy and productive reception with managing the administrative duties in preparing for the following day's admissions.
A positive attitude, good organisation skills and attention to detail are essential to work with our dynamic team, who are dedicated to providing the best possible service and care to our patients.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a team to provide clerical support to all areas of the General Day Surgery Unit, Surgical Admissions Unit and Pre-Op Assessment. As a receptionist; to provide a warm and helpful welcome for all patients and visitors arriving at the Unit.
The post holder will be required to work a shift pattern encompassing the unit's opening times. There will be times when the post holder will be asked to rotate throughout the clerical roles within the Theatres & Anaesthetic Directorate.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
02 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-SUR-7609712
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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