Skip to main content
Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
IMC Administrator
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 25 hours per week
Job ref
374-KN208-B
Employer
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital
Town
Rye
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

IMC Administrator

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 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

To provide a complete and wide-ranging assistant service to the Intermediate Care leadership team: Administrative support to the Intermediate Care units and team leads as required. Ensuring the efficient and professional day to day management of the Intermediate Care Units. · Work alongside the Operational Support Officer (OSO) in a project support capacity, developing work streams and supporting project logs.

· Work alongside the OSO to co-ordinate and improve governance reporting for Intermediate Care.

· Support the IMC Service Manager, Head of Nursing on access to data and information.

· Deputise for the OSO when covering leave

Main duties of the job

  1. To support the OSO in identify trends in response times and referral patterns and implement plans to maintain patient flow, so assessment is delivered in a timely manner in accordance with key performance indicators, Trust and national targets.

 

2. To identify and inform the OSO if resources are not being used effectively.

Working with service managers, team leads and clinical/operational lead to correct this if required.

3. To liaise with other services/divisions as necessary to support the core IC activity.

4. To continually review service performance – compiling and analysing data to be presented at internal and external meetings. To identify any shortfalls in service and work with team leads and clinicians on actions plans to address this.

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 Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, 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 for a small administration fee. 


There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For any further questions or queries, please contact the appointed manager on the contact details provided.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good general education including English and Maths GCSE grade C or above, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of personal development
  • Recognised relevant qualification such as: customer service, administration, secretarial, IT (e.g. ECDL)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous clerical/administration experience in a busy environment
  • Experience of keeping accurate record keeping and filing systems
  • Customer care/service
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS or other healthcare setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work to own initiative and as part of a team
  • Accurate and methodical, able to prioritise and adapt to change
  • Work calmly under pressure
  • Strong interpersonal skills. Acting with patience and tact
  • Effective communicator with patients, relatives, carers, the general public and colleagues.
Desirable criteria
  • Familiarity with relevant NHS terminology and systems.
  • Hospital computer systems such as Nervecentre, PAS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkSilver Award 2024 - Wellbeing at Work - East Sussex

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nichola Hastings
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01797 224499
Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies