Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Bexley CAMHS Receptionist

The closing date is 19 March 2026

Job summary

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

  • To act as the first point of contact, by greeting, welcoming and directing service users, parents/carers, staff and outside agencies either face to face or via the telephone.
  • Notifying the appropriate staff and ensuring clients are met within a timely fashion.
  • Maintain security and telephone communication systems.
  • Managing use of clinical space within the building.
  • Oversight of building maintenance.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

  • Manage all visitors, including clients and parents/carers who may be distressed to Bexley CAMHS in person in an appropriate and courteous manner.
  • To operate the main switchboard, receive messages and take responsibility for the accurate recording and delivery of messages to the appropriate person.
  • Manage building maintenance by booking jobs via the Trust's maintenance contractors and ensuring these are dealt with within the agreed timescale.
  • Oversight of all room bookings via a computerised system ensuring clinical space is available at all times.
  • To scan daily correspondence and distribute/disseminate as necessary.
  • Record and handle incoming and outgoing deliveries.
  • Call emergency services if an incident occurs.
  • Use of RIO database to ensure clients are directed to the correct clinician.
  • Book/cancel clinical appointments for teams as instructed
  • Operate an in/out security system for staff, clients and visitors.
  • Ensure that the Waiting Room is being maintained to a high standard
  • Undertake any other duties which may be required in discussion with your Admin Manager
  • Order and manage the availability of water for clients/visitors in the reception area.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

  • We're Kind
  • We're Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

Details

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,179 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7858434-CYP

Job locations

Bexley CAMHS, Erith Hospital Site

Park Crescent

Erith

DA8 3EE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the job can be obtained within the Job Description. Main responsibilities include:

  • the meeting and greeting of service users, alerting the clinician of their arrival within a timely manner
  • answering the main switchboard, redirect to the relevant personnel or take a detailed accurate message and direct accordingly
  • take receipt of deliveries and ensure these are stored accordingly.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the job can be obtained within the Job Description. Main responsibilities include:

  • the meeting and greeting of service users, alerting the clinician of their arrival within a timely manner
  • answering the main switchboard, redirect to the relevant personnel or take a detailed accurate message and direct accordingly
  • take receipt of deliveries and ensure these are stored accordingly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE or Equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 Years Receptionist Role

Desirable

  • Minimum of 2 Years NHS or Healthcare Setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Competent in Microsoft Office
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE or Equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 Years Receptionist Role

Desirable

  • Minimum of 2 Years NHS or Healthcare Setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Competent in Microsoft Office

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bexley CAMHS, Erith Hospital Site

Park Crescent

Erith

DA8 3EE


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bexley CAMHS, Erith Hospital Site

Park Crescent

Erith

DA8 3EE


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

CAMHS Admin Manager

Donna Johnson

donna.johnson4@nhs.net

02032605215

Details

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,179 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7858434-CYP

Job locations

Bexley CAMHS, Erith Hospital Site

Park Crescent

Erith

DA8 3EE


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