Receptionist

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Richard Berridge Operations Manager richard.berridge@nhs.net 07385939968 Shortlisting Date: 21/09/2026 Interview Date: 30/09/2026

We are looking to add to our team of receptionists, whose role is to be the first friendly face to greet our patients and visitors to our hospital site. The successful applicant will provide a high standard of clerical/reception service to patients and the hospital, adhering to Trust guidelines and policies. The post holder will receive and check documentation, reports, patient information, processing each one appropriately and within Trust guidelines. So, you’ll need to be great at entering information into IT systems, to help us log and retrieve information as and when required. In this role, you’ll need to process patient documentation be the first point of contact for patients and other visitors to the hospital, provide an administrative and clerical service to our department/team and support the delivery of a high standard of service to patients, staff and Trust departments.

The job package includes: -

A competitive salary – pro rata Band 2 £25,272 ( Inc. enhancements for unsocial hours.)

Annual leave starting at 27 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service.

An excellent contributory pension scheme.

On-site childcare provision

Salary sacrifice schemes (cycle to work)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

This role provides the following services to the Trust: -

• Meet and greet as the first port of call as patients and visitors enter our hospitals.
• Taking telephone queries and offering the appropriate advice or redirecting to the appropriate department/person.
• Provide directions based on the information available.
• Utilising patient information databases to best support patients and visitors.
• Support patients and visitors with any issues they may experience in relation to their visit which may cause anxiety, this may be by resolving the issue personally, providing information, or directing them to the most appropriate department/person.
• Undertaking administrative and clerical duties as requested.
• Production of ID Badges for staff and the issuing of Access Cards.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are....

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Cross Site

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/