Renal Services Receptionist
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated individual to join our Renal Unit Receptionist Team.
We are looking for a flexible person who is able to work 21hrs per week, to include rotating to work a Saturday.
You will be required to provide an efficient, effective and friendly reception service to patients and visitors attending the Renal Unit, facilitating the delivery of a patient focused service in accordance with Trust and Division requirements.
You will be responsible for the day to day meeting & greeting of our patients and provide comprehensive clerical and administrative support to the multi-disciplinary team, whilst maintaining high standards within the working environment.
Main duties of the job
- Register patients on arrival, ensuring all demographic and episode details are recorded on the patient administration system.
- To use patient administration system and other Trust Applications required supporting the patient's pathway. Duties include checking and updating patient lists and using IT systems to accurately log all admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Arrange outpatient clinic appointments for patients where necessary. When appropriate arrange ambulance transport for patients.
- Responsible for dealing with all queries, either via telephone or face to face promptly and efficiently to ensure that an accurate and quality information service is provided to the multi disciplinary team, patients and their relatives.
- Complete administration tasks, and undertake any typing as required, e.g Diagnostic reports/clinic letters ensuring continuity of service is maintained - including filing, photocopying, fault reporting, completion of the admission/discharge book, GP and clinic letters, arrangement of patient follow up appointments, ensuring tests/investigations are correctly completed.
- Takes responsibility to ensure on a daily basis all discharges are completed on the appropriate system in a timely fashion.
- Administration support for Sister/Nurse-in-Charge/Senior Clinician may be required.
Closing date of applications: 16 August 2026
Interview date: 28 August 2026
About us
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.
In return we will offer:
- 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
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4 th 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK
Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
- Waiting list procedures in accordance with Local & National targets & Trust Patient access policy
- Understanding of a range of administrative procedures
- Standard level of IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications
- NVQ II in Business and Administration or equivalent knowledge and skills.
- Experience of working in a customer facing role
Skills and Ability
- Good organisational skills to prioritise and plan own workload
- Manages daily a range of administrative tasks & meet objective deadlines
- Good hand-eye coordination & Standard keyboard skills
Communications and interpersonal skills
- Good communications skills & Dealing with queries both face to face and over the telephone
- Ensures day-to-day issues such as transport or outpatient appointments are organised appropriately
- Excellent Customer Care & relationship skills
- NVQ II in Customer Service or equivalent knowledge and skills.
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
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/