Administrator - Receptionist
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Harrogate, HG1 5QE
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 September 2026
14 days left
Job description
An opportunity has arisen for a fixed term 6 month position to work in the reception of Hummingbird house, home to the Harrogate & Ripon Community Tre...
The main duties will require you to greet service users, carers, and external partners face to face including answering queries via telephone in a professional and friendly manner. The role will involve managing incoming and outgoing post, room bookings, ordering supplies, logging calls with estates, dealing with prescriptions, petty cash, booking taxis or patient transport, arranging collection of pathology samples, and general office duties. The ability to remain calm, communicate clearly, adhere to confidentiality, and promote a positive culture for those living with mental health issues and/or learning disabilities.
The successful candidate will be expected to perform basic admin tasks, update clinic lists, maintain visitor logs, issue access cards, deal with incoming & outgoing post, photocopying and ensure that all information in the reception area for staff and the public is clearly displayed and updated as appropriate.
For more details, please read carefully the job description, to be successful at shortlisting please briefly describe how you match this description citing examples to reinforce your experience.
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC Diploma/Level Level 2 qualification in relevant field OR equivalent experience, OR willingness to work towards Level 3 qualification in Business and Administration
- Key skills/functional skills in literacy and numeracy Level 2 OR O Level (Grade C and above/New GCSE in Maths and English (Grade 4 to 9) are an essential requirement to be fully competent in the role.
Experience
Essential
- Customer service experience
- Experience of general office duties.
- Data inputting experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Understanding of confidentiality and how to maintain this.
- Knowledge of office systems and processes.
- Knowledge of receiving visitors/telephone callers and taking accurate messages
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible in approach to supporting colleagues and the service.
- Courteous and sensitive to others needs or feelings
- To take responsibility for self and committed to continual personal development
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
1 September 2026
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