Receptionist

Job SummaryPost: ReceptionistLocation: Garburn House Outpatients Reception, Westmorland General HospitalBanding: Band 2Hours: 15 hrsAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a receptionist based at Garburn House Outpatients. The post is for Monday and Tuesday 9am - 5pmWe are inviting applications from individuals with excellent organisation skills, ability to work on your own or as a member of the wider admin team. The successful candidate will be able to communication with staff, servicer users, visitors and carers in a professional manner. The successful candidate must be computer literate, able to use Microsoft office packages and a good telephone manner.Main duties of the jobLancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent mental health and substance misuse services. The Trust invests in its staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date, then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.This is an exciting time for Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust which is undergoing significant transformational change to ensure services are meeting the needs of our population.About UsLancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services includ-ing low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbe-ing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FTDetailsDate posted13 October 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 2Salary£24,465 a year per annum pro rataContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference number351-BAY824-CLK-AJob locationsGarburn HouseKendalLA9 7RGJob DescriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this roleJob DescriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this rolePerson SpecificationEducationEssentialNVQ Level 2 in Customer Care - or equivalent experienceWillingness to commit to continuous personal developmentKnowledgeEssentialKnowledge of administrative systems and processesUnderstanding of confidentiality within the workplaceDesirableKnowledge of mental health servicesExperienceEssentialPrevious experience in customer services or administrationDesirablePrevious experience as a receptionistPerson SpecificationEducationEssentialPrevious experience in customer services or administrationDesirablePrevious experience as a receptionistDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer detailsEmployer nameLancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustAddressGarburn HouseKendalLA9 7RGEmployer's websitehttps://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)Employer detailsEmployer nameLancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustAddressGarburn HouseKendalLA9 7RGEmployer's websitehttps://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)LNKD1_UKTJ