We are looking to recruit a Receptionist within the Access team at Southport District General Hospital 2 x posts will be based at Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals 1 x 22.5 hours based at Ormskirk Hospital 1 x 37.5 hours based at Southport Hospital The post holder will be responsible for the registration of patients, booking patient appointments, general reception duties, and any other administration duties. The learning and development opportunities are vast, we consider the department to be an innovative and creative environment./ You should have excellent keyboard skills. Knowledge of the Hospital Patient Administrative System (Careflow) and have some experience working within an office setting. Good communication and telephone skills and the ability to work independently are also essential. We Can Offer You Excellent opportunities for professional development supported by our own programmers tailored to meet your needs. Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Suzanne Hogan Job title: Access Manager Email address: suzanne.hoganmerseywestlancs.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01695 656972