Outpatient Clinic Receptionist
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Burton on Trent, DE13 0RBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
5 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Paediatric Outpatient team at Burton Hospital as a Clinic Receptionist. This is a job share role, worki...
- Managing the reception area independently
- Booking in patients using Meditech V6 (experience desirable but training provided)
- Liaising with patients, families, and staff in person and by telephone
- Providing a high standard of administrative support to the Paediatric Outpatients department
- Managing enquiries effectively, escalating where necessary, and keeping accurate records
- Prioritising your own workload to meet departmental standards and deadlines
- Assisting with data entry, reporting, and information requests from the management team
- Maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information appropriately
- Ensuring a clear and accurate handover each week for your jib share colleague
- Supporting general administrative tasks, including stationery and supplies
- We are looking for someone who is friendly, approachable, and patient-focused
- Flexible in their working approach and able to adapt to the needs of the service
- Organised with strong attention to detail
- Confident using IT systems and able to learn new applications quickly
- A team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Closing date of applications: 1st November 2026
Interview date: 13th November 2026
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements
Essential: - GCSE Grade C Maths & English or equivalent; - Standard level of IT literacy
Desirable: - NVQ II in Customer Service or equivalent knowledge and skills
Experience & Knowledge
Essential: - Demonstrable experience in an admin role
Desirable: - Experience of working in a customer facing role
Skills and Ability
Essential: - To be able to demonstrate good organisational skills to prioritise and plan own workload to achieve objectives and meet deadlines
Communications and interpersonal skills
Essential: - To be able to demonstrate excellent customer care skills
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
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NHS Jobs
First seen
23 October 2026
Last checked
25 October 2026
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