Receptionist jobs in Livingston

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

Admin Assistant / Receptionist

Maternity Cover

9am-5pm Monday to Thursday

9am-4pm Friday

CAMHS West Lothian Team OPD 5, St John’s Hospital

A vacancy has arisen for a maternity cover Band 2 Admin Assistant / Receptionist at CAMHS, NHS Lothian.

We are looking for an individual who is motivated, enthusiastic with the ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines. Excellent organisational skills are required.

You will support the generic functions and duties of the wider administrative team providing a high quality secretary/administration service to patients/families and the multidisciplinary sector team and other users of the Service.

You will be expected to communicate effectively with patients/families, clinicians, professionals and other administration staff.

It is desirable that applicants possess secretarial/administration experience within NHS or a similar environment. You will have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.

The post will be based at CAMHS West Lothian, OPD 5 St. John’s Hospital, Howden Road West, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6PP.

Informal enquiries to:

Nicola Adams, CAMHS Directorate Assistant

Tel: 07773 633404

e-mail: Nicola.adams@nhs.scot

or

Ann Campbell, CAMHS Team Lead

Tel: 01506 523754

e-mail: ann.campbell4@nhs.scot

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification.

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Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.