Receptionist
The closing date is 23 July 2025
Job summary
We are seeking a part-time Receptionist/Administration Assistant to join our busy team at Priority House in Maidstone.
The post is office-based and fulfils the function of Receptionist and Switchboard Operator, which involves lone working. You will have daily contact with patients, relatives and members of the public and you will be required to manage the busy switchboard, answering and diverting numerous calls.
Working 22.5 hours per week
Tuesday and Thursday 13.00-21.00
Every other Saturday and Sunday 06.00-14.00
Main duties of the job
To work as a receptionist on the Main Unit Reception transferring calls to departments and making sure telephone numbers are up to date. Report any issue or concern as they arise and provide administrative assistance to Site admin/site supervisor. On daily bases do the franking of mail and sort letters into correct pigeon holes for services on site.
To act as Receptionist/Admin Assistant during their working hours.
To provide a courteous reception service to all visitors/staff and patients in order to maintain the professional image of the Unit.
Ensure smooth running of office equipment (photocopier, fax, shredder) and organizes a call out if unable to solve problem.
Transferring of calls to correct departments and updating telephone numbers.
Make sure the Doctor on call and security information for the site is up to date with correct numbers on daily bases.
Provide cover as necessary for colleagues during annual leave & sickness. Adhere to all Trust Policies and Procedures.
Manage Health & Safety within own area of responsibility.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Details
Date posted
09 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 a year per annum pro rota
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
380-SS0673
Job locations
Priority House, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane Maidstone ME19 9PH
Maidstone
ME16 9PH
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Priority House, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane Maidstone ME19 9PH
Maidstone
ME16 9PH
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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