Medical Receptionist / Administrator

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Successful post holder is to be a first point of contact at a busy reception, where they will greet patients, staff, service users. The post holder will be involved in the day to day running of the reception ensuring that patients are directed to their appointments in a timely manner.

The working pattern is :07:45-15:45 or 13:15-21:15 over a mixture of both shifts including weekends and bank holidays

Main duties of the job

The Successful Candidate will work in Widnes HCRC as part of our busy Reception Team

Ensuring Patients arrived on systems in a timely manner, referrals are actioned promptly, appointments booked as appropriate. Accurate, timely admin support to be provided to clinicians.

Transactions and payments taken for Prescriptions both by card or cash and this is to be collated at the end of each day. Fire warden responsibilities.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9835-HA25-012

Job locations

Widnes Urgent Treatment Centre

Oaks Place , Caldwell Road

Widnes

WA8 7GD


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Successful Candidate will work on the main reception desk, where patients arrive

for

their appointments for all departments within Widnes UTC. Duties will include arriving

patients on the booking system, booking/amending appointments, booking follow up

appointments. Answering Emails, dealing with daily tasks and queries, liaising with

patients and clinicians both face to face and over the telephone. They will also cover the

general duties of a busy reception. This can be a challenging role at times.

The reception team is a busy department which would suit a candidate who enjoys

working in a fast-paced environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Successful Candidate will work on the main reception desk, where patients arrive

for

their appointments for all departments within Widnes UTC. Duties will include arriving

patients on the booking system, booking/amending appointments, booking follow up

appointments. Answering Emails, dealing with daily tasks and queries, liaising with

patients and clinicians both face to face and over the telephone. They will also cover the

general duties of a busy reception. This can be a challenging role at times.

The reception team is a busy department which would suit a candidate who enjoys

working in a fast-paced environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 4 GCSEs at grade C or above to include Maths and English or Key Skills equivalent qualification.

Desirable

  • Audio Typing qualification
  • Proven experience in Customer Care
  • NVQ 3 in Business Administration or Customer Care or equivalent demonstrable experience/Education

Relationships

Essential

  • If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship

Sponsorship

Essential

  • Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience in Customer Care

Desirable

  • Experience in a health care setting/ Previous NHS experience

Skills & Attributes

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills written and verbal
  • Confident with good interpersonal skills
  • Willingness / ability to learn new IT systems
  • Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Excel and Word

Desirable

  • Experience with Health care systems such as maxims and PAS

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Good communication skills both written and verbal Telephone skills.
  • Customer Care skills
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
  • Understanding and respect confidentiality in the workplace
  • The ability to travel independently across the Trust
  • The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Desirable

  • Awareness of communication difficulties and how to adapt own communication as appropriate
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 4 GCSEs at grade C or above to include Maths and English or Key Skills equivalent qualification.

Desirable

  • Audio Typing qualification
  • Proven experience in Customer Care
  • NVQ 3 in Business Administration or Customer Care or equivalent demonstrable experience/Education

Relationships

Essential

  • If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship

Sponsorship

Essential

  • Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience in Customer Care

Desirable

  • Experience in a health care setting/ Previous NHS experience

Skills & Attributes

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills written and verbal
  • Confident with good interpersonal skills
  • Willingness / ability to learn new IT systems
  • Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Excel and Word

Desirable

  • Experience with Health care systems such as maxims and PAS

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Good communication skills both written and verbal Telephone skills.
  • Customer Care skills
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
  • Understanding and respect confidentiality in the workplace
  • The ability to travel independently across the Trust
  • The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Desirable

  • Awareness of communication difficulties and how to adapt own communication as appropriate

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

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Widnes Urgent Treatment Centre

Oaks Place , Caldwell Road

Widnes

WA8 7GD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Widnes Urgent Treatment Centre

Oaks Place , Caldwell Road

Widnes

WA8 7GD


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiting Manager

Vickie Halfpenny

v.halfpenny@nhs.net

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9835-HA25-012

Job locations

Widnes Urgent Treatment Centre

Oaks Place , Caldwell Road

Widnes

WA8 7GD


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