Customer Service Operator | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | Westcliff, SS0 0RY |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7863350/390-COR-SO-0016-A |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our friendly, professional and extremely fast-paced Customer Services Department.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join our fast-growing, forward-thinking Customer Services Switchboard Operators team who provide a high quality of service dealing with a very varied queries and urgent/emergency calls.
As a Customer Services Operator you would be expected to ensure that our patient/visitors’ experience follows the Trust values, supporting and respecting our patients/visitors/staff at all times. Applicants will be expected to be excellent communicators, responsive, effective, calm and provide a courteous service in all circumstances during their shift.
So, if this sounds like the right role for you, please apply today.
No VISA sponsorship available for this role
Previous candidates need not apply
Working in autonomy and supported by the MSE Head of Customer Services and and the Supervisor, the Customer Services Operator will provide an excellent level of service within a 4 week 365/24/7 staff rota across a varied shift pattern which includes all weekends, unsocial hours and public holidays including Christmas.
You should be able to demonstrate high standards of customer care to build caller confidence whilst ensuring an efficient call handling service, balancing performance, assist the department to cover sickness but also with excellent customer service delivery. There may be shifts that require lone working once the postholder is fully competent following extensive training and experience.
You will need to possess excellent literacy and good numeric skills, be confident and able to work under pressure whilst remaining polite and courteous at all times, as these are essential requirements for the role. Punctuality and adherence to the department code of conduct are essential. Knowledge of Information Technology (Microsoft Packages) keyboard skills and Patient Administration System, would be beneficial too.
This vacancy will be for the Southend Site, however there may be circumstances that you may have to cover another site.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Are you looking for an exciting customer-focused role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026