Telephonist

Our Switchboard team are looking to recruit a part time telephonist to join our busy, friendly team based at Maidstone Hospital.

You would preferably have previous switchboard experience, whilst working in a busy hospital. You will also need a good education to GCSE standard with keyboard skills and an understanding of IT systems, however, full training will be given.

Being one of the frontline services for the Trust, the switchboard’s aim is to deliver a consistently high standard of customer care whilst working in a busy environment. We are looking for real team players with flexibility and self-motivation, if you think you have the relevant skills and experience and would like to join us please tell us in your statement what you could bring to the team.

Switchboard is operational 365 days per year, 24/7, for this role you will be rostered to work between the hours of 06.00 - 22.00 and this will include working within an established rota, with some weekends and bank holidays.

You will be expected to cover annual leave and sick leave when required and Bank Holidays where scheduled.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

**Interview Date**: To be confirmed