Receptionist in Manchester

First impressions matter. As a Receptionist, you play a pivotal role in setting the tone for every interaction. You are the first face and first conversation visitors to The Spinney in Atherton, Manchester will experience. Your warm and friendly personality will shine through as you greet and assist staff, visitors and service users.

In this exciting role at The Spinney, a service for men aged 18 years and over with mental health problems, each day brings different challenges and experiences. Working alongside the reception team your key responsibilities will be:

• Welcoming all visitors in a friendly manner and ensuring they sign the visitor book.
• Maintaining the upkeep of the reception area & meeting rooms to ensure they are presentable.
• Managing the office diary for meetings, events, training days and therapy sessions.
• Ensuring confidentiality and security to the service.
• Receiving and dealing with telephone calls, emails and post.
• Ad hoc administration tasks.
• Ensuring all appropriate leaflets and brochures are on display.
• Managing deliveries.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience.
• Computer skills.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be professional, confident and diplomatic.
• GCSE English Language Grade C or above.
• Be efficient and enthusiastic.
• Awareness of understanding confidentiality and security.
• Ability to work alongside a team and independently.
• Must be welcoming and self-motivated.

Where you will be working: Location Everest Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9NT. You will be working at The Spinny, a service which offers a range of care settings for male patients with personality disorder and/or mental illness. The purpose-built medium, low secure and rehabilitation wards, as well as a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) are all set within an 11-acre site with extensive woodland and landscaped areas. You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team at The Spinny who have previously been recognised by the Association of Psychological Therapies (APT) for their ability to reinforce positive behaviour, prevention of challenging behaviour and successful interventions in a secure care setting.

What You’ll Get:

• Annual base salary of £25,058.
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals.
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts.
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind.
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be.
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future.
• Free meals and parking.

About us: Elysium Healthcare has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.