Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Emergency Department Receptionist

The closing date is 02 September 2025

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, supportive team working in Emergency Care. The Emergency Department is a friendly, exciting place to work currently undergoing a large transformational project with exciting new developments and opportunities.

We are looking for Receptionists to work on our friendly reception desks in the Emergency Department. The successful candidates will undertake a variety of reception duties including working on our A&E, SDEC, AMU and Guildford Ward Reception and processing Patient data. You will also act as a focal point of communication between Patients, Ambulance Crews and Medical / Clinical staff.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will have a friendly and professional attitude, good IT and organisational skills and be able to accurately complete / input data. The successful candidate will also need to be able to deal with difficult and stressful situations with courtesy and empathy.

The Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including bank holidays. You will be rostered to work a range of shift patterns which include days, evenings, nights and weekends. This will be planned 6 weeks in advance.

To provide a calm, friendly and welcoming reception to Emergency Floor incorporating A and E, Acute Medical Unit, Same Day Emergency Care and Guildford Ward.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,768 a year (per annum) pro-rata -includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

384-AGB-EMF18763-B2

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide a friendly, caring, compassionate and efficient reception service to our Emergency Floor team daily.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide a friendly, caring, compassionate and efficient reception service to our Emergency Floor team daily.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • General education to GCSE level

Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous experience in patient contact position

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience in admin role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • General education to GCSE level

Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous experience in patient contact position

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience in admin role

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

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Reception Manager

Laurie Curran

laurie.curran@nhs.net

01483571122

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,768 a year (per annum) pro-rata -includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

384-AGB-EMF18763-B2

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX


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