Switchboard Telephonist

Job overview

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the Trust's Scunthorpe Switchboard team.

The post holder will be responsible for handling all telephone calls through a busy switchboard as part of a team of patient-focused Telephonists within the Trust, ensuring the service supplied by the switchboard is provided to an acceptable standard. Enquires will come from the general public and all levels of staff. The post holder will handle emergency calls and alarm systems. The post holder must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to multi-task under pressure and have a basic comprehension of IT. The post requires the ability to concentrate for long periods of time and the flexibility to work at short notice for the need of the service.

If you would like an informal chat and the opportunity to observe the switchboard in a live environment, pop along to our Open Day:

Switchboard C Level, Scunthorpe General Hospital 

27th November  - 10:00-15:00

Advert

We are looking for someone who has got excellent communication skills and a passion for helping people to join the Trust’s Switchboard Team. This role is responsible for answering telephone enquiries for all three hospital sites as part of a rota covering mixed shifts of 06:00-14:00, 09:00-17:00, 14:00-22:00 and 22:00-06:00 every day of the year as part of a great team.  You will be working closely with other Telephonists and Switchboard Team Leaders where support and training is readily available.  When your tailored training is completed, you will be able to assist the organisation with handling emergency calls and alarms systems, being a key stakeholder in supporting our patients. There are a few shifts where you are unable to leave the department however, there are facilities available to move away from the desk so you can have a break.  There may be some flexibility with contracted hours, which we would more than happy to discuss.

We offer our team the opportunity to complete a range of apprenticeships, many are transferrable to other roles that we have in the organisation.  

Interviews: 7th January 2025

Working for our organisation

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.