Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative Support Worker
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 5 months (Up to)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-LCDA026-B
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Conquest Hospital
- Town
- St Leonards on Sea
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Administrative Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Our vision is to deliver high quality care and experience for our patients, communities and colleagues.
Our strategic objectives:
Quality: Delivering safe care; always improving outcomes and experience for patients.
People: Fostering a positive culture; living our values; helping our teams feel equipped to deliver.
Sustainability: Always searching for the best way to use our resources for clinical, workforce and financial outcomes.
Job overview
We have a fixed term opportunity immediately available to work for our busy Neurology Department, supporting the Neurology clinical nurse specialist team, based at the Conquest Hospital.
Please note successful applicant will commence role April 2024
Main duties of the job
You will have good IT and keyboard skills for this role that will use computer systems for data entry and typing of letters and correspondence. It is desirable if you have clinical environment administrative experience and the use of NHS data collection systems, including BigHand.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will have an NVQ3 in Administration or relevant experience, with excellent communication skills to liaise effectively with other Trust staff and patients, in person or on the telephone.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education, to GCSE grade C or equivalent, including Maths and English
- NVQ3 in Administration or proven equivalent experience
- Computer literate
- Able to undertake further training required for role
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of general office duties in NHS or similar large complex organisation
- Experience of dealing with people
- Experience of clinical record systems, BigHand
Desirable criteria
- Experience of reception work in a clinical environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Grain
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 131 4500
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