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Band 2 Receptionist
Role summary
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The Band 2 Receptionist provides a welcoming, efficient front-of-house service for patients, visitors and staff. Duties typically include greeting and directing visitors, answering telephone and email enquiries, booking or confirming appointments, maintaining accurate records, handling routine administrative tasks and supporting the wider department. Applicants should have good communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer literacy, attention to detail and the ability to remain calm and professional in a busy healthcare environment. Previous reception, customer-service or administrative experience is useful, although relevant NHS experience may not be essential. Candidates are expected to respect confidentiality, follow safeguarding and infection-control procedures, work reliably as part of a team and demonstrate compassion, patience and a commitment to excellent patient service.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
Working in the UK
Who can work there by passport, what a job usually includes, and island life.
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS hospital trusts in the United Kingdom. It provides a broad range of specialist and general healthcare services across hospitals including Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital. The trust delivers emergency care, planned treatment, diagnostics, surgery, maternity services, cancer care and highly specialised medical services to local, regional and national patients. It also supports medical education, training and clinical research through its links with universities and professional institutions. The organisation employs a large multidisciplinary workforce and places emphasis on patient-centred care, equality, teamwork, safety and continuous improvement. Staff roles range from clinical and laboratory positions to administration, reception, estates, technology and support services.