Job summary
- Main area
- S&C
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 22.5 hours per week (3 days - 0830-1630 (part-time))
- Job ref
- 412-S&C-8211780
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- MCHT
- Town
- Crewe
- Salary
- £25,272 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
ENT Receptionist
Band 2
Job overview
ENT Receptionist - 22.5hrs per week to be worked across 3 days - Monday to Friday .
The ENT Department are looking for a conscientious and hard working Receptionist to join our busy and friendly Reception team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to provide a comprehensive Receptionist service in our busy ENT Outpatient Department.
The post holder will also be expected to provide relief cover for members of the team during times of annual leave and sickness, as and when necessary, organising your own workload in order to maintain an efficient and professional service.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
To provide a comprehensive administration and clerical service within ENT. A key requirement of the post is to welcome and receive patients/relatives/carers and other visitors into the workplace, and maintain the preparation and flow of patient data/information, hard copy or electronic, ensuring that all data/information is maintained to the agreed quality standard and available at the right time and place. The post holder will also be expected to organise own workload in order to maintain an efficient and professional service.
SERVICE DELIVERY
1. Provide an efficient reception service, greeting patients, public and all visitors as they arrive, dealing with enquiries promptly, taking action as necessary and directing patients/relatives/carers accordingly,
2. Provide a comprehensive clerical service to the Divisions, undertaking all relevant work-related tasks including retrieval, preparation and filing of patient information/data, arranging transport, booking appointments, correspondence, photocopying, faxing and emailing, distributing reports and letters according to the requirements of the service, where appropriate,
3. Maintain systems and process to ensure that patient information/data is available at the right time, that they are in the right place, and that they are complete and accurate according to the agreed quality standard,
4. Update patient information/data when patients have been seen, according to the agreed quality standard, locate and retrieve supplementary documentation for patient information/data as required, filing diagnostic reports and essential documents in the appropriate place,
5. Maintain the case note tracking system, ensuring that is functioning correctly, promptly solving and/or reporting difficulties and hold-ups,
6. Be able to use the required electronic systems for correspondence, clinic management and the retrieval of results, as and when required,
7. Maintain constructive relationships with others, within and across Divisions and externally in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services to patients,
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Typewriting/ Keyboard qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- GSCE or equivalent in English Language and Mathematics
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective Customer Service Skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Previous office experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sue Buckley
- Job title
- Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 612240
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