# Maternity Inpatient Receptionist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Kingston Upon Thames
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £30,142 per annum pro. rata. Including HCAS (Outer)
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (30 hrs)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (including nights, bank holidays and weekends covering a 24/7 service)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-14T12:12:24.792Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Kingston_upon_Thames/Kingston_Richmond_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Maternity_Services/Maternity_Services-v8098469
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8098469?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Act as an integral member of the maternity department providing a range of clerical and reception duties ensuring an efficient and effective service within Maternity Services and preserving the inpatient reception.

### Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for liaising directly with patients and their relatives. Good IT skills and an excellent telephone manner are vital to this role.

You will be required to communicate in a professional manner with a range of professionals within the maternity team, such as Midwives, Obstetricians and Anaesthetists among others.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

NB: ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to deal with patients and relatives in a sensitive manner
- Good interpersonal skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge and understanding of data protection / confidentiality

### Experience

**Essential**

- Minimum of six months experience in a receptionist or administrative role
- Experience of using Microsoft Office Packages e.g. Word & Excel
- Previous experience of dealing with general public

**Desirable**

- Previous NHS experience
- Working knowledge of CRS

### Education/Qualifaction

**Essential**

- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
- Secretarial / typing / administration course or equivalent experience

**Desirable**

- ECDL
- NVQ II in Customer Care

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10396474)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2412)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10392370)

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