Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Receptionist

The closing date is 30 September 2025

Job summary

Post: ReceptionistLocation: Garburn House Outpatients Reception, Westmorland General HospitalBanding: Band 2Hours: 15 hrs

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a receptionist based at Garburn House Outpatients. The post is for Monday and Tuesday 9am - 5pm

We are inviting applications from individuals with excellent organisation skills, ability to work on your own or as a member of the wider admin team. The successful candidate will be able to communication with staff, servicer users, visitors and carers in a professional manner. The successful candidate must be computer literate, able to use Microsoft office packages and a good telephone manner.

Main duties of the job

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent mental health and substance misuse services. The Trust invests in its staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.

You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date, then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

This is an exciting time for Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust which is undergoing significant transformational change to ensure services are meeting the needs of our population.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services includ-ing low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbe-ing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Details

Date posted

16 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-BAY824-CLK

Job locations

Garburn House

Kendal

LA9 7RG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 in Customer Care - or equivalent experience
  • Willingness to commit to continuous personal development

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of administrative systems and processes
  • Understanding of confidentiality within the workplace

Desirable

  • Knowledge of mental health services

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in customer services or administration

Desirable

  • Previous experience as a receptionist
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 in Customer Care - or equivalent experience
  • Willingness to commit to continuous personal development

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of administrative systems and processes
  • Understanding of confidentiality within the workplace

Desirable

  • Knowledge of mental health services

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in customer services or administration

Desirable

  • Previous experience as a receptionist

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Garburn House

Kendal

LA9 7RG


Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Garburn House

Kendal

LA9 7RG


Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Manager

Sara Newhouse

sara.newhouse@lscft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

16 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-BAY824-CLK

Job locations

Garburn House

Kendal

LA9 7RG


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