Band 2 Receptionist

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Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities) To demonstrate the Trusts values in everything you do in the work environment and live up to LPTs Leadership Behaviours To comply with Health and Safety policy and procedures and to ensure a safe environment for employees, visitors, patients and contract To provide a friendly and efficient service to all patients and visitors who attend reception across the Trust sites To promptly and efficiently deal with all calls to the reception in a pleasant and courteous manner To be responsible for ensuring the reception is manned at all times during agreed office hours Reception duties and personal enquiries, directing visitors as appropriate To receive incoming telephone calls and ensure that messages are accurately recorded and relayed in a timely manner. To undertake a variety of general office duties, including typing, filing and mail Manage, prioritise and organise own workload and that of others to ensure that deadlines and the demands of the service are met at all times Receive and distribute incoming post, receive external post, frank and/or prepare for collection via porters or Royal Mail Maintain a register of rooms and users details. Benefits Competitive salary including payments for unsocial hours, Saturday and Sunday enhanced pay. Free carparking. Paid induction& training. Pension scheme. 27 days paid holiday plus BH. Access to Blue Light and health service discounts.

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We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.