Job summary
Our busy Emergency and Urgent Treatment Care Department is currently seeking Receptionists to work a variety of shifts.
The administration and reception team provide vital support to our patients and clinical staff. If you have good communication skills, work well under pressure, have good clerical and keyboard skills and enjoy working in a team environment, are motivated and very flexible in your working patterns; then we would like to hear from you.
** PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION: **
1. What personal qualities/attributes do you have that you feel will be beneficial to this post?
2. Give details of where you have worked with members of the general public together with an example of when you have demonstrated good customer care and relation skills
3. Describe a confrontational situation you have experienced. How did you deal with the situation and what was the outcome?
Answers should be typed into the Supporting Information section of your application form. Please limit your answers to 150 words per question. If you fail to answer the supporting questions above, your application will NOT proceed to the shortlisting stage.
Base Location: POOLE
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will possess:
4. Good IT skills
5. Excellent customer service skills
6. Manage own workload whilst effectively prioritising tasks
7. Ability to work within a demanding environment, demonstrating a confident approach to difficult situations
8. Excellent team player with good communication skills
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
9. Good level of general education
10. Vocational Level 3 qualification in Customer Service / Management of Administration or equivalent knowledge base
Experience
Essential
11. Experience of clerical duties in office / administration environment
12. Customer service experience
13. Experience in the use of IT / computer skills
Desirable
14. Experience of working in the NHS or on a reception desk
Knowledge
Essential
15. Ability to respond to a range of people in a courteous and professional manner
16. To understand and be able to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
17. Ability to answer patients queries or know where to refer them
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
18. Competent in using Microsoft Office Software
19. Excellent communications in person, via telephone and written
20. Able to demonstrate attention to detail and to work with accuracy when undertaking repetitive tasks.
21. Good keyboard skills requiring high percentage of accuracy.
Desirable
22. Previous experience in communicating with senior clinical / managerial colleagues and patients
23. Experienced user of University Hospitals Dorset IT systems, eCAMIS / Systm1 / Agyle
Personal Attributes
Essential
24. Interest in working in the healthcare sector/NHS environment
25. Methodical approach to organising work, ability to prioritise
26. Ability to work and remain calm under pressure
27. Well presented, professional behaviour, settling and maintaining a high personal and professional standard that enables effective working relationships with other
Language requirement
Essential
28. Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role