Job Title: Receptionist
Duration: This is a temporary role running from Thu 3rd July – Sun 10th August 2025
Location: Priority House, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9PH
Hours: 2 week working pattern, rotated -
Week 1: Tue & Thu, 1pm – 7pm and Sat & Sun, 7am – 1pm (22 hours)
Week 2: Tue & Thu, 1pm – 7pm (11 hours)
Pay Banding: Band 2 -
Weekdays: £12.21 per hour
Saturdays: £17.22 per hour
Sundays: £22.34 per hour
Trust Location: Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
The postholder must have the following experience:
Reception experience
Good typing skills
Good customer service
Job Description
· Answering telephone calls and transferring to wards, departments at Priority House
· First point of contact on reception
· Greeting visitors and staff attending site
· Directing staff/visitors to wards other are
· Issuing parking permits to staff & visitors
· Franking post and recording details
· Will be working on their own
· Unlock and lock the main doors for reception in the morning
· Giving out access cards and fobs to staff and recording details
· Giving out keys, locker keys to staff and recording the details
· Sorting out internal and external mail
You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust:
1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS
2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times
3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation
As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:
· Competitive pay rates - work this week, get paid next week
· Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days - call us anytime
· Multi locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go - access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle - access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
· Training and development opportunities - Keep up with the essentials and more
· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work - your work life balance is important to us
· Stakeholder pension scheme available - a flexible future for you and yours
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
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Job Types: Part-time, Temporary
Pay: £12.21-£22.34 per hour
Expected hours: 11 – 22 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- Receptionist: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 82343
Expected start date: 03/07/2025