Band 2 Receptionist - Oleaster Centre

We are looking to recruit to our reception team for the Oleaster Centre, (an acute mental health inpatient, urgent and community care hospital) within Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust; working 33hrs per week, with a set shift pattern of Wednesday to Friday 08:00 to 20:00.
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate that they can deliver a high standard of front-line customer service to join us in this varied receptionist role, is able to work on their own initiative, provide a high quality service and can demonstrate effective organisational skills whilst processing enquiries in a confidential and timely manner.
The person specification details all the skills and qualifications for the shortlisting process., First point of contact for face to face visitors to the Oleaster Centre, the centre has community teams, urgent care teams and inpatient wards; acute inpatients (five wards, 2 acute female and 2 acute male one male PICU), urgent care centre (place of safety and the psychiatric decision unit), community care (two home treatment teams) and the Acute & Urgent Care Management Team are all based within the Hospital which is part of Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust.
Receiving incoming calls and directing as a appropriate, maintaining confidentiality.

Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK)
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.
Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust's induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your first week with us.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.
If applicable to your role, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The subscription will cost you £13 a year but the Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.