Job overview

If you are ready to take on  an exciting  challenge and you have the relevant skills and knowledge to excel in this role, then we would be delighted to receive your application.

You will find it  is all here for you at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). This is a truly valuable opportunity to join the MFT family where the patient is truly at the heart of everything single thing we do.  So join us and witness your vision and efforts making a real positive impact to the health and life chances for the hundreds of communities across Greater Manchester and beyond.

If you’d like to discuss this role further, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with Charlotte Burt, PALS Team Leader on 0161 276 322  or  Samantha Thompson on  0161 291 5412 who will be able to answer any questions you may have.  

Main duties of the job

The PALS Receptionist is a first point of contact for the public and provides a friendly, welcoming, professional reception service to all visitors at Entrance 2, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Entrance 5, Wythenshawe Hospital and Entrance 3 at North Manchester for the PALS Department.

The post holder will be responsible for accepting all telephone calls into the department and working closely with the PALS and Complaints teams to provide a range of general clerical and administrative duties to support their smooth and efficient running.  This will require a high degree of organisational skills and an excellent working knowledge of administrative systems. 

We are looking for applicants with experience in a customer focused environment and with knowledge of an NHS environment. 

Good verbal and written communication skills are essential, along with proficient keyboard and IT skills, as you will be using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook along with a bespoke database, Ulysses. 

Working within the PALS team will provide you with a wide range of benefits, including experience of working in a Trust wide role, thus giving you a thorough understanding of the services that the Trust provides to the community of Manchester and beyond. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.