Receptionist - Emergency Department- Leighton Hospital | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Mid Cheshire Hospitals
Salary:	£25,272 pro rata, per annum
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Crewe, CW1 4QJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Jul 2026
Closing date:	21 Aug 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Receptionist at Leighton Emergency Department. We are looking for a highly motivated, confident and organised individual to join our busy reception team.

The post will involve booking patients on the system for both walk-in and ambulance arrivals and dealing with telephone and face to face enquiries. The successful candidate will provide an efficient and comprehensive administration support for the emergency department.

The reception is manned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the following shift pattens available:-

ReceptionShift TimeEarly08:30 - 12:30Mid12:30 - 17:00Late17:00 - 22:00TW17:00 - 00:00Night22:00 - 08:30

Please note that applicants who have applied for this position in the last 3 months need not apply.

Greeting patients, relatives friends and other healthcare professionals attending the emergency department in a polite, friendly and professional manner.

The post holder will ensure that patients details are accurately recorded and relevant documentation is created to support safe patient care.

You will have excellent communication skills, be dedicated and courteous. You will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You must be able to deal with sensitive and confidential issues in line with GDPR.

MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs .

The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.

An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

• Provide an efficient and comprehensive reception service, greeting patients, public and all visitors as they arrive into the emergency department

• Dealing with enquiries promptly, taking action as necessary and directing patients/relatives/carers accordingly

• Maintain systems and process to ensure that patient information/data is available at the right time, that they are in the right place, and that they are complete and accurate according to the agreed quality standard

Please see full Job Description for this role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Aug 2026

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