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Switchboard Administrator - Colchester | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 01 Mai 2025
Cyflog: Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: £24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Oriau: Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau: 31 Mai 2025
Lleoliad: Colchester, CO4 5JL
Cwmni: Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd: Prentisiaeth
Cyfeirnod swydd: 7182062/432-HR150-25

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We are looking for an enthusiastic and well motivated person to join our switchboard team at Colchester Hospital. You must demonstrate the ability to work as part of a close-knit team, show a commitment to providing the highest standard of service and possess excellent communication skills.

Working within a 24hr, 7 day a week department, you will be required to work both flexible and varied shifts over the 7 day period. This will involve both out of hours working, night duties and Bank Holidays so flexibility is paramount. There is no set shift pattern.

To fulfil this post you will undertake 5 weeks ‘on the job’ training during which time you will be working a full 37.5 hour week until your training is complete. Your normal contracted hours will commence after this.

This is secondment/fixed term until 31st December 2025.
• To provide an efficient and courteous first line support service to patients, public and staff as a member of the Trust’s Switchboard, which operates 24 hours every day by participating in the shift rota.
• To receive and direct telephone calls both internally and externally.
• To act as the first point of contact for emergency calls of all types (cardiac arrest, fire and emergency lines) and monitor and respond appropriately to all the Trust’s emergency systems.
• To provide a 24 hr service to the Trust for the following services: Fire Alarms, Intruder Alarms, Plant/Gas Alarms, Bone Bank Alarms, Cook Chill Alarm & Lift Alarms. Administrators will action appropriate procedures when these alarms are activated.
• To provide support for Trust IT systems and applications, managing and escalating incidents in accordance with Service Level Agreements in conjunction with Trust support staff and third party support organisations.



We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.


We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.


We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.


Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.


Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.


We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bringwhat’swidely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.


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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


This advert closes on Tuesday 6 May 2025