Reception Team Lead

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Location: Eastleigh
Job Description:

Reception Team Lead | Administration/Reception/Customer Service | Southampton | Part time | Permanent | 30 hours

Spire Southampton Hospital is currently looking to recruit for a Reception Team Lead to join the team on a part‑time permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team and have a great impact.

Contract type: Permanent, Part-time

Duties & Responsibilities (not limited to):

  • Working varied reception shifts in a hands‑on capacity, supporting and overseeing the team
  • Promotion of Spire’s Purpose, vision, mission, values and behaviours
  • Managing time cards, sickness, annual leave, and other absence whilst ensuring optimum cover at all times.
  • Preparation of rotas, flexing staff in line with business requirements and within budgetary targets.
  • Setting annual EE objectives for each team member, holding and documenting regular 1:1 meetings as well as team briefs
  • Actively involved in recruitment, training and induction
  • Achieving KPI targets as set by central Spire
  • To carry out departmental audits and ensure compliance, including DSE, Health and safety and staff mandatory training.
  • To undertake Datix incident investigations
  • To represent the department at various meetings, including Patient Experience, driving improvements and implementing change
  • Actively participating in the promotion of good communication and liaison with other hospital departments.
  • Undertake all work in accordance with company hospital policies and procedures. Ensuring familiarity with the Health and Safety at Work Act, including manual handling and fire procedures.
  • To maintain confidentiality of all information in line with GDPR regulations with regard to patients, consultants and staff
  • To ensure the reception environment projects a professional, smart image at all times including staff adherence to hospital uniform policy
  • To try to resolve any patient complaints relating to the reception service in the first instance or to escalate via the appropriate channel.

What do you need to have?

  • Educated to Higher Education level
  • Excellent numeracy, literacy and IT skills
  • Minimum 2 years leadership experience in a highly customer service focussed role
  • Proven people management experience within a medium sized team
  • Excellent organisation and communication skills
  • Outstanding customer care skills with the ability to handle difficult situations
  • Emotional resilience, able to hold difficult conversations
  • The ability to manage change
  • Someone who can drive customer service
  • Happy to work shifts on a rota basis

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

  • 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
  • ‘Spire for you’ reward platform – discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
  • Private medical insurance
  • Subsidised Meals
  • Life assurance
  • Free DBS
  • Free Car park off‑site for staff

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Posted: April 17th, 2026