Receptionist

Job Summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic highly motivated Receptionist to join our dental team at our Blackburn Clinic within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Dental Service. We provide a number of services including Special care, Urgent care and Paediatric dentistry. You must demonstrate excellent communication skills, initiative, drive and the ability to work within a team. The post will also be required to work across Central, East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen, to assist in the excellent delivery of Dental Care. You should also have effective interpersonal skills enabling you to communicate with people at all levels, face to face and over the telephone. We look forward to you working with us by joining our motivated, friendly and dynamic teams. The base for this post will be at Barbara Castle Way Health Centre, however we also work closely with the team at Darwen Health Centre and Royal Blackburn Hospital. Position Details We are recruiting two part-time Receptionists: 1 x 30 hours a week 1 x 22.5 hours a week Main Duties To efficiently assist with the daily running of dental treatment services for the Lancashire Care Dental Service. This will include all aspects of booking appointments, dealing with telephone and counter enquiries from the public, other health care professionals and other dentists. To undertake various clerical duties including providing clerical assistance to clinicians and senior 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. Job Information Date posted: 17 November 2025 Pay scheme: Agenda for change Band: Band 3 Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Part-time Reference number: 351-SPS1527-JD Job locations: Barbara Castle Way Health Centre, Blackburn, BB2 1AX Job Responsibilities Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. Person Specification Essential Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent level of knowledge and experience. Good standard of education. Essential Skills: RSA III typing or equivalent knowledge and experience; ECDL or equivalent knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office. Essential Experience: Reception experience (including face to face booking of appointments/filing); Experience of admin in office-based environment; Ability to produce accurately typed and photocopied documents efficiently and to a high standard. 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: Barbara Castle Way Health Centre, Blackburn, BB2 1AX Website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr