
Job requirements
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Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Ability
Excellent communication skills – both written & oral
- Skills and Ability
Good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Skills and Ability
Self-motivated and able to act on own initiative
- Skills and Ability
Able to work with a great degree of flexibility and adaptability
- Skills and Ability
Able to work to regular agreed timescales
- Skills and Ability
Car Owner/driver or suitable alternative transport arrangements to enable you to undertake the job
- Experience and Knowledge
The ability to work as part of a team in a busy office environment
- Experience and Knowledge
The ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Experience and Knowledge
Numerate and able to work accurately
- Experience and Knowledge
Ability to be flexible within the workplace, including covering at other bases when required
- Education and Qualification
Maths & English GCSE C grade/Level 4 or equivalent
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience and Knowledge
Previous knowledge of using hospital systems
- Experience and Knowledge
Experience of NHS systems
- Education and Qualification
ECDL Business & administration NVQ
Job overview
This is a full-time Administrator post supporting the delivery of community-based services across the Fylde Coast. The post holder will work flexibly across a range of community reception desks, providing a welcoming, professional and efficient first point of contact for patients, visitors, clinical teams and partner services.
The role will involve receiving and directing patients, managing telephone and email enquiries, booking patients in on arrival, arranging follow-up appointments, updating patient information on Trust systems and supporting the smooth day-to-day running of reception areas. The post holder will also provide general administrative support to clinical teams as required, ensuring accurate communication, confidentiality and high standards of customer service at all times.
As the post requires cover across various Fylde Coast community sites, the ability to travel independently between locations is essential. Applicants must be a car driver with access to transport suitable for business use to meet the needs of the service and provide reception cover where required.
Please note this role will not be eligible for sponsorship as it doesn't meet the minimum salary requirements for a skilled worker visa, therefore you must have appropriate right to work in the UK or your application will not be progressed to the next stage of Recruitment.
Main duties of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Reception administrator with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Blackpool, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Administrator role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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