Part-time Receptionist
Elysium Healthcare
Huyton, L36 5SA
Salary
£25,565
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 September 2026
4 days left
In plain English
What this job actually involves
As a Part-time Receptionist, you'll greet visitors, manage the office diary, handle phone calls and emails, and ensure safety and security. This role suits someone who is friendly, organised, and able to work in a busy environment. You'll have opportunities for personal and professional development.
What you'll need
- Previous experience in a reception or administrative role is desirable
- Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential
- You'll need to be able to work independently and as part of a team
- Basic IT skills, including email and phone systems, are required
- You'll need to be reliable and punctual for your 22.5 hour shift each week
How to boost your chances
- Make sure you highlight any relevant experience or skills you have in your application
- Practice your communication skills by volunteering or taking a course
- Be prepared to learn about confidentiality and security procedures in the NHS
- Consider taking a course to improve your IT skills, such as Microsoft Office
- Be flexible and willing to learn new tasks and responsibilities
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Job description
First impressions matter. As a Part-time Receptionist you play a pivotal role in setting the tone for every interaction. You are the first face and fi...
The role of a Part-time Receptionist at Elysium Healthcare is crucial for setting first impressions at Victoria Gardens in Huyton. In this temporary position, you will be responsible for greeting and assisting staff, visitors, and service users. You will work 22.5 hours weekly alongside the reception team. Key responsibilities include welcoming visitors, coordinating the office diary for meetings and events, and handling communications such as telephone calls, emails, and post. Ensuring the safety and security of all parties is a top priority, involving overseeing sign-ins, conducting security checks, and managing key distributions. The role offers the opportunity for personal and professional development, with a variety of courses available to help grow your career. Elysium Healthcare provides a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing, growth, and future security.
First impressions matter. As a Part-time Receptionist you play a pivotal role in setting the tone for every interaction. You are the first face and first conversation visitors to Victoria Gardens in Huyton will experience. Your warm and friendly personality will shine through as you greet and assist staff, visitors and service users.
What you will be doing
In this exciting role at Victoria Garden a service for complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge conditions, each day brings different challenges and experiences. Working 22.5 a week along side the reception team your key responsibilities will be welcoming all visitors in a friendly manner, co-ordinating the office diary for meetings and events and efficiently handling telephone calls, emails and post.
Ensuring the safety and security of service users, staff and visitors is a top priority. You’ll oversee visitor sign ins, conduct security checks and manage the distribution of keys and security badges.
There’s also a huge range of courses on offer to help grow and develop your career. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
Join Victoria Garden in creating a positive and secure environment. It’s a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. It’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.
As a Receptionist you will be
- Welcoming all visitors in a friendly manner and ensuring the sign the visitor book.
- Maintaining the upkeep of the reception area & meeting rooms are presentable.
- Managing the office diary for meetings, events, training days and therapy sessions.
- Ensuring confidentially and security to the service.
- Receiving and dealing with telephone calls, emails and post.
- Ad hoc administration tasks.
- Ensuring all appropriate leaflets and brochures are on display.
- Manage deliveries.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Previous experience
- Computer skills
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Must be professional, confident and diplomatic
- GCSE English Language Grade C or above
- Be efficient and enthusiastic
- Awareness of understanding confidentiality and security
- Ability work alongside a team and independently
- Must be welcoming and self-motivated
Where you will be working
Location: Victoria Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5SA
Our will be working at Victoria Gardens, a specialist locked rehabilitation for people with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge, as well as a ward for older females. You will support the service to equip service users with the skills required for community living and increased independence.
The service is a recovery-based service and incorporates elements of the Good Lives Model, supported by individualised interventions. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team which includes Nursing, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker support.
What You’ll Get
At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:
- Annual base salary of £25,564.50
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
- Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
- Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
- Pension contribution, to help secure your future
- Free meals and onsite free parking
About your next employer
Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure
Elysium Healthcare is a prominent employer with over 8,000 staff, focusing on the delivery of care through a network of more than 80 services across England and Wales. Their offerings span a range of specialties, including Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education. As part of Ramsay Health Care, a global organization operating in 10 countries, Elysium Healthcare benefits from a broader network employing over 86,000 people worldwide. The company's approach is underscored by a commitment to inclusive and accessible recruitment, reflected in their status as a Disability Confident employer. Elysium Healthcare emphasizes staff promotion and safeguarding, ensuring that all potential employees are subject to a DBS disclosure to maintain service user welfare.
Qualifications
Essential
- Previous experience, Computer skills, Communication and interpersonal skills, GCSE English Language Grade C or above, Must be professional, confident and diplomatic, Awareness of understanding confidentiality and security
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
8 August 2026
Last checked
10 August 2026
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