Job summary A great opportunity has arisen for experienced receptionists to join our friendly team. Our receptions are staffed between 09.00 - 17.00 Monday to Friday, and we are looking for part time staff to cover three whole days. The role holder will provide a central point of contact for our South Bristol sites as well as provision of FOH receptions duties. Consideration would also be given to candidates wishing for two or four full days. Please make clear in your application how many days you are looking for. Main duties of the job First point of contact for phone calls into the location, transferring calls, taking accurate messages and escalating as appropriate.Meeting and greeting patients and visitors.Advising clinicians when their patients have arrived.Room bookings.Making sure the clinic rooms have everything they need.Signing for deliveries.Reporting building defects.Cashiering, including petty cash services, patient account administration and property safekeeping. About us We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and across the county of Wiltshire. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger. Date posted 22 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 342-EFM004-0125 Job locations Callington Road Hospital Marmalade Lane Bristol BS4 5BJ Job description Job responsibilities You will be supported in your role by the South Bristol Area Site Coordinator, and passionate and friendly colleagues both in support services and the wider Facilities Management team. The Receptionist will provide assistance as required depending on service need across three different receptions based at Petherton Resource Centre and Callington Road Hospital. As well as acting as a first point of contact for the sites both face to face and over the telephone, the role will include general administrative duties and use of bespoke systems to book rooms for staff members and record withdrawals and deposits of patient monies. In this role, the post holder will be speaking to service users, healthcare professionals, external agencies, emergency services, members of the public and more. Training at each base will be provided in respect of the role. Job description Job responsibilities You will be supported in your role by the South Bristol Area Site Coordinator, and passionate and friendly colleagues both in support services and the wider Facilities Management team. The Receptionist will provide assistance as required depending on service need across three different receptions based at Petherton Resource Centre and Callington Road Hospital. As well as acting as a first point of contact for the sites both face to face and over the telephone, the role will include general administrative duties and use of bespoke systems to book rooms for staff members and record withdrawals and deposits of patient monies. In this role, the post holder will be speaking to service users, healthcare professionals, external agencies, emergency services, members of the public and more. Training at each base will be provided in respect of the role. Person Specification Communication Essential Excellent /Communications skills Desirable Previous reception experience IT Skills Essential Good IT Skills - Competent Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Internet & Word Processing Knowledge Essential Experience of general administrative systems and office procedures Desirable Able to organise and prioritise own workload Team Work Essential Experience of working within a team Flexible working Essential Flexible working Person Specification Communication Essential Excellent /Communications skills Desirable Previous reception experience IT Skills Essential Good IT Skills - Competent Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Internet & Word Processing Knowledge Essential Experience of general administrative systems and office procedures Desirable Able to organise and prioritise own workload Team Work Essential Experience of working within a team Flexible working Essential Flexible working 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 Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Address Callington Road Hospital Marmalade Lane Bristol BS4 5BJ Employer's website http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)