Receptionist
- Employer
- Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Poole, BH15 2NT
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 2 September 2026
- Closing date
- 16 September 2026
Role overview
We are looking to appoint a reliable and motivated receptionist to join our dedicated administration team to support the services operating from Poole Community Health Clinic - Poole CAMHS, Community Acquired Brain Injury Service, Dorset Pain Management Service and PSALT. The successful applicant will work as part of a small team, supporting clinical staff and will act as the first point of contact between patients, relatives and clinical staff, whilst maintaining confidentiality to ensure the department always runs efficiently.
This is a part time post of 15 hours per week . Applicants must have excellent organisational and communication skills, be able to work under pressure yet remain calm, polite and professional at all times.
You will have the ability to deal with varied administrative duties, IT systems and changing priorities. Excellent customer service skills are essential.
You will be pleasant and approachable and able to manage your workload effectively. You will provide information to patients, staff, carers & relatives relating to appointments, patient care, and meetings, verbally by telephone, face to face or written in a tactful and courteous manner often requiring non-clinical advice involving careful analysis of delicate situations regarding patient care, requiring knowledge of patient confidentiality.
You will liaise with members of the public in their dealings with the teams/services, some of whom may prove at times to be distressed, challenging, or aggressive in manner. You will liaise with other members of the teams to organise and deliver a safe and efficient office system to support sound patient care, consistent with good clinical governance guidelines, whilst helping the teams to achieve targets and complete timely returns of information.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position. For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.
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