# Receptionist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £31,554 - £33,270 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Fixed term: 12 months
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Permanent Full Time 37.5 and FTC Part Time 15 Hours)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-05T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T09:21:40.103Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Outpatients/Outpatients-v8173733
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8173733?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a receptionist to join the UCH Outpatients Department. You will be part of an outpatient team delivering a frontline administrative support service to both patients and clinical teams.  We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who enjoys working within a busy multi-disciplinary outpatient team to support in the delivery of a high-quality outpatient service. You will work collaboratively to provide full clinic receptionist and administrative support to various clinical teams, patients and visitors across the three medical specialties outpatient departments. This is a permanent contract for 37.5 hours per week with shifts spanning across our operational times of 8am–6pm.

### Main duties of the job

The successful candidate must have excellent customer service and communication skills, you will need to be enthusiastic, self-motivated with a pro-active approach towards teamwork and service delivery. You will have a high degree of empathy, diplomacy and sensitivity with an acute awareness of the needs of both patients’ and the clinical teams.  In addition, you should have good organisational skills supported by previous administrative experience. You will be required to possess a competent level of IT skills using Microsoft Office software packages, experience in the use the Epic (Patient administration Record) or similar IT systems will be an advantage but not essential.  This is an actively busy role and the successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values, and meet the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. With customer service being a high priority, you will have the ability to respond effectively and respectfully and to patient queries, whilst undertaking the full complement of administrative duties including outcoming clinic appointments, scanning documents to EPIC and checking patients in.  You will also share our vision to continually improve our patient’s experiences across our outpatient departments and be a part of a team heavily invested in a commitment to providing an exceptional service to all stakeholders.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.  Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*  * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.  UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.   To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a non-routine environment, with demonstrable evidence of being able to respond to queries and deal with unpredictable situations as they arise (acquired through experience and/or training to Vocational level 3 or equivalent).
- Experience of working in a customer-facing environment, with knowledge of a comprehensive range of administrative procedures.

### Knowledge and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, with Grade C or above in English and Maths.
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, acquired through training and/or previous experience of working in an administrative environment.
- Awareness of the requirement to maintain confidentiality, and knowledge of the Data Protection Act.

**Desirable**

- NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration, Customer Service, Healthcare Support Services or equivalent qualification.

## Documents

- [uclh values (pdf, 919.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685)
- [job description (pdf, 624.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10476248)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10476249)

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