Receptionist

Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a skilled Receptionist for the Dane Garth Furness General Hospital. The role involves providing excellent communication and administrative support to staff, service users, and visitors. Applicants should possess NVQ Level 2 in Customer Care or equivalent, with strong organizational skills. The position is part-time, covering Monday and Tuesday from 8.30am to 4.30pm, offering a supportive and flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with staff, service users, and visitors professionally.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office packages.
• Ability to manage room booking systems and email inboxes.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with staff, service users, and visitors on sensitive issues.
• Maintain a professional reception service within the Network.
• Manage telephone calls, taking and forwarding messages promptly.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Organised with ability to respond to changing priorities

Ability to make decisions and solve routine problems

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Customer Care or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Receptionist based at Dane Garth Furness General Hospital, Barrow in Furness. The post covers the reception for Inpatients and Community Teams working on a Monday and Tuesday 8.30am - 4.30pm.

We 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 communicate with staff, service users, visitors and carers in a professional manner. The successful candidate must be computer literate, able to use Microsoft Office packages and have a good telephone manner.

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.

Main duties of the job

• To communicate with staff, service users and visitors on potentially difficult, sensitive and complex issues. This will require a level of negotiating, empathy and reassurance skills.
• To maintain a high standard and professional reception service within base and Network.
• To maintain effective working relationships with staff at all levels, internal and external across the whole health economy.
• Attend and participate in team meetings and administrative service meetings as required as part of the smooth running of the service.
• Answer telephones, taking and forwarding messages, ensuring that all telephone and personal callers receive a prompt, courteous, non-judgmental and well-informed response.
• To manage room booking systems and email inboxes.
• Respond to queries, dealing with routine matters and passing more complex queries to the appropriate member of staff.
• Provide general office duties including typing, photocopying, mail distribution and dealing with enquiries.
• Demonstrate duties of role to new and less experienced staff.

About Us

Lancashire & 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 including 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 wellbeing. 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 FT.

Details

• Date posted: 09 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 2
• Salary: £24,465 a year per annum, pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part‑time
• Reference number: 351-BAY851-JD-A
• Job location: Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital, Barrow in Furness, LA14 4JR

Job Description

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 in Customer Care or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to commit to continuous personal development.
• Organised with the ability to respond to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to make decisions and solve routine problems.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of administrative systems and processes.
• Understanding of confidentiality within the workplace.

Skills

• Organised with the ability to respond to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to make decisions and solve routine problems.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This 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 details

Employer name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital, Barrow in Furness, LA14 4JR

Employer's website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)