Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-LVB2504
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- EDGH
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/05/2024
Employer heading
Medical Administrator - EDGH
NHS AfC: Band 4
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
Medical Administrator – Full time Band 4
We are seeking an enthusiastic and organised individuals to join our medical administrator team.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will support the Management Team by providing general administration and medical administration in the Medicine Division.
You will be responsible for administration including senior and junior medical staff leave and absence management.
We have one role at Eastbourne DGH and one role at Conquest hospital. Whilst you will have a main base, from time to time you may be expected to work on the opposite site to support the team.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 / Training
Essential criteria
- Good general education to GCSE Grade C or above, with English and Maths
- NVQ3 in administration
- Diploma level Business / Administration / IT qualification or proven equivalent experience
- Ability to undertake further training required in post
Desirable criteria
- Personnel administration qualification eg CPP Advanced IT qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial administration experience in NHS or similar complex organisation
- Experience of computerised record systems and data storage / retrieval / analysis
- Experience of complex diary management / rotas
- Experience of working on own initiative and solving problems
- Experience of personnel admin processes
Desirable criteria
- NHS administration experience in a similar post
- Experience of managing an office
- IT System administration experience
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential criteria
- Proficient IT skills in excel and access databases, word processing, data entry and analysis
- Ability to assess and develop systems both paper and electronic
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to deal sensitively and with discretion
Desirable criteria
- ECDL qualification or equivalent (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paula Message
- Job title
- Lead Medical Administrator
- Email address
- [email protected]
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