Job summary To be responsible for the busy switchboard and reception area, liaising with members of the general-public and other services and departments, both DCHS and external. Provide a friendly, helpful and professional service. To ensure that public areas are kept clean and tidy. To provide comprehensive reception clerical duties, to include: cash handling and banking; ordering stationery and supplies; receipt and distribution of incoming mail; franking and posting outgoing mail; answering all telephone queries and forwarding calls to appropriate services. To provide a full administrative service to the Podiatry department: registering patients; booking appointments both by telephone and at reception; monitoring waiting lists and liaising with podiatry team. To ensure all issues relating to the maintenance of the site is co-ordinated with appropriate services. To support and comply with all health and safety, fire, infection control policy/procedures/legislation in conjunction with the appropriate departments/advisors. To provide sickness and absence cover for colleagues at Swadlincote & Repton Health Centre. Main duties of the job To provide an effective reception service using verbal and written communication to liaise with patients, relatives, staff and external agencies to support the delivery of an efficient patient service. Ensuring all patients are booked into appointments correctly and directing them appropriately once they have arrived. Telephone answering service (general enquiries/cancelations) Receipt of all incoming mail and its distribution. Collection and franking external mail and taking it to the post office counter. Using your initiative and local knowledge to answer patient queries, and signpost to appropriate local services. To register new patients to the Podiatry services; maintain waiting lists; cancel, move and book appointments: liaise with Podiatry team. Monitoring of stock levels. Sale of continence products. Chaperone patients when using the lifts. Responsible for reporting site maintenance issues: liaising with DCHS estates and also CHP/LIFT maintenance teams. To provide an efficient room booking room services using the in-house system so that rooms are fully utilised and not double booked. Printing/Photocopying. Maintaining site emergency equipment. Other duties may be required in response to additional service needs. About us DCHS employ approximately 4,400 people, making us one of the largest providers of specialist community health services in the country. We serve a patient population of more than 1.1 million people across Derbyshire and Derby. We are a small and friendly administration team, working across 2 sites Swadlincote and Repton Health Centres. We are the first contact for patients and visitors to our site and we strive to ensure every patient experience is a positive one. Date posted 29 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 2 Salary £23,615 a year pa, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 842-SFM-5401-25 Job locations Swadlincote Health Centre Civic Way Swadlincote DE11 0AE Job description Job responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account Job description Job responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account Person Specification Application and Interview Essential Good Standard of General Education GCSE English Language Grade C or above Reception experience Access to transportation as public transport is limited Desirable Knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages An understanding of confidentiality and GDPR Good local knowledge Essential and desirable Essential Good standard of Education GCSE English Language, grade C or above Customer Service/Reception experience Desirable Experience of Microsoft Packages Good local knowledge Understanding of confidentiality Person Specification Application and Interview Essential Good Standard of General Education GCSE English Language Grade C or above Reception experience Access to transportation as public transport is limited Desirable Knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages An understanding of confidentiality and GDPR Good local knowledge Essential and desirable Essential Good standard of Education GCSE English Language, grade C or above Customer Service/Reception experience Desirable Experience of Microsoft Packages Good local knowledge Understanding of confidentiality 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 Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT Address Swadlincote Health Centre Civic Way Swadlincote DE11 0AE Employer's website http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)