Administration Assistant

Job Description

Humber NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit two friendly, enthusiastic and flexible experienced receptionist with medical experience and knowledge of SystmOne to work in our Cottingham GP Practices for 20 hours and 37.5 hours respectively.The practice operates between 08:00-18:00 Monday to Friday at present but a degree of flexibility to cover is expected with the introduction of our extended access service and to cover for annual leave / sickness.The role is varied and highly demanding, requiring a person with exceptional organisational ability and able to work under pressure while providing a positive and responsive professionalism on behalf of the practice.You will be the first point of contact for our patients either face to face or on the telephone. You will work collaboratively with the practice team to meet the needs of patients, nurses and GPs.We would require applicants to have recent experience of working on a busy reception desk, have a delightful telephone manner and have excellent IT skills. History of working in a practice is advantageous but not essential.Why work for usWe are proud to be award winners of the HSJ Mental Health Provider of the year 2019.Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust provides a broad range of community and inpatient mental health services, community services (including therapies), learning disability services, healthy lifestyle support and addiction services to approximately 600,000 people.We employ approximately 2,500 staff across more than 70 sites at locations throughout Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Whitby and Scarborough. We deliver mental Health Services, specialist services for children, Forensic Services, Community and Learning Disability Services, as well as having eight GP practices across the locality.Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - a multi-specialty health and social care teaching provider is committed to Caring, Learning and Growing. We aim to be a leading provider of integrated health services, recognised for the care compassion and commitment of our staff and known as a great employer and a valued partner.As a teaching Trust, we work closely with our academic partners, including Hull York Medical School (HYMS) and Hull University, nurturing and developing a workforce of doctors, nurses and other health and social care professionals of the future.At Humber we believe our people are our greatest asset and therefore we are committed to developing, growing and rewarding our workforce. As an employee at Humber you will benefit from pay in line with Agenda for Change, NHS pension, training and development, annual appraisal, generous annual leave entitlement and flexible working options to enable you to achieve a healthy work/life balance.LocationHumber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust serves the rural populations of Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. Hull has benefitted from being included The Guardian’s ‘Hot List’ of places to visit and rated by Rough Guides as one of the top ten cities in the world to see. The nearby town of Beverley was named by The Sunday Times as one of the ten best places to live in the north. The area boasts a wide array of diverse property from coastal cottages to riverside apartments. Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire offer some of the most competitive house prices in the country, with access to excellent schools and further and higher education providers.The region has transport connections with a direct train service to London that takes less than three hours, as well as an hour commute to York or Leeds. Want to go further afield There are daily ferry crossings from Hull to Belgium and the Netherlands and from Humberside Airport you can reach destinations across Europe and – via Schiphol – worldwide.For further details / informal visits contact:Laura Harrison on