Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-LL02017-A
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- EDGH
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2026 23:59
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 £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ 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.
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.
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. 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
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 onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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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)
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexibility on core hours.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paula Wise
- Job title
- Lead Medical Administrator
- Email address
- [email protected]
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