Switchboard Operator | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 Per annum (Pro rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 August 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG3 3AA |
| Company: | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7350466/186-945-25-CS |
Summary
We have 2 x 15.5 hours per week working between the hours of 7am to 8pm within our busy switchboard team. This post will include working weekends and bank holidays between the hours of 7am to 8pm, these shifts will include enhanced pay. As this is a 24 hour switchboard you may need to cover night shifts from 8pm to 7am. The post holder will work as part of a team on the switchboard performing the operations in an efficient and courteous manner with particular emphasis on customer care.
Act as a first point of contact to Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Providing general non-clinical advice, information guidance or ancillary services directly to patients, Clients, relatives or carers, out of hours support for doctors and support services.
To meet the needs of a 24/7 public facing service the post holder will be required to work evening hours on both weekdays and weekends.
To work as a team member with flexible approach. The operator is responsible for the efficient performance of the switchboard duties. Aiding for patients, visitors and staff.
We are looking for self-motivated individuals who can work well on their own, and who can offer an excellent service for all users of the switchboard service
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
• Operating the Trust Switchboard and providing an efficient and sympathetic approach to calls received from staff, service users and members of the public.
• Often dealing with patients with complex needs and barriers to understanding.
• Carrying out a range of administrative and secretarial tasks associated with the switchboard.
• Respond to emergency situations as and when required e.g. respond to fire alarms, intruder alarms, lone worker devices.
• Support of all out of hours services, such a Consultants/Managers and Tradesmen on call.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria herehttps://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
This advert closes on Thursday 14 Aug 2025
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