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Telephonist

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Prescot, L34 1PJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£25,272

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

21 October 2026

2 days left

Job description

To facilitate all incoming and outgoing telephone calls using a cisco unified Arc Pro attendant console computerised switchboard. To provide a full se...

To use technology and co-operate in the introduction of technological developments.

To update directory user database as and when required

To operate all relevant emergency procedures, to include terrorist or bomb threat or service user escape.

To order taxis and maintaining appropriate record

To contact appropriate on-call staff when required

To announce all in-coming calls to wards as appropriate

Facilitate the Doctor on Call rota and all other on-call rotas for MCT (e.g. Bronze, Silver and Gold Command, Pharmacist, Driver, SLS Manager), to include updating and maintaining contact numbers.

To facilitate all incoming and outgoing telephone calls using a cisco unified Arc Pro attendant console computerised switchboard

To provide a full service whilst ensuring that the switchboard equipment is not left unattended during the post holder(s) shift

To use technology and co-operate in the introduction of technological developments

To update directory user database as and when required

To operate all relevant emergency procedures, to include terrorist or bomb threat or service user escape.

To order taxis and maintaining appropriate record

To contact appropriate on-call staff when required

To announce all in-coming calls to wards as appropriate

Facilitate the Doctor on Call rota and all other on-call rotas for MCT (e.g. Bronze, Silver and Gold Command, Pharmacist, Driver, SLS Manager), to include updating and maintaining contact numbers.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Qualifications

Essential: - Good general education

Experience

Essential

  • Telephonist experience using a computerised switchboard
  • Previous experience working as a receptionist for a minimum of one year
  • Excellent customer care skills

Desirable: - Previous experience working in similar position for the NHS; - Knowledge of Ericcson computerised switchboard

Knowledge

Essential: - A good standard of spoken and written English; - A confident and polite telephone manner

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to use a computerised Switchboard
  • Ability to work without direct supervision
  • Windows based computer skills.
  • Ability to work under time pressure
  • An awareness of confidentiality issues
  • Good timekeeping and reliability

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

15 October 2026

Last checked

16 October 2026

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About the employer

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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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