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Job summary

Main area
Administrative
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
251-CORP9345-PPDAdmin
Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
RHCH
Town
Winchester
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/04/2026 23:59

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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Professional & Practice Development Administrator

NHS AfC: Band 3

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

 

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Professional & Practice Development Team, supporting the delivery of education and training that meets the learning and development needs of all non‑medical staff at Hampshire Hospitals. This role provides comprehensive administrative support alongside responsibility for a defined area within the team. It requires strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and the ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced environment.

 

Main duties of the job

Core responsibilities:

·         Provide high quality customer care, behaving with courtesy and discretion at all times

·         Provide comprehensive administrative support to the specification of the Professional & Practice Development Team to include telephone and electronic enquiries

 

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Your Next Career Move Made Easier – Accommodation May Be Offered

We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability.  If this something you would like to explore please contact Southern Housing on 02080 360017

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Role specific responsibilities

·         Ensure that all desktop procedures are clearly published to enable efficient cross-cover of work with other team members

·         Work in partnership with the support team to deliver service objectives

·         Support the promotion and communication of learning opportunities

·         Take departmental meeting notes as required and create the minutes

·         Ensure Training pages on the Trust Intranet are updated as and when required

·         Work across all sites within the Trust and outside core hours as required for service delivery

·         Distribute incoming and outgoing post (on site RHCH)

·         Use Microsoft office suite and outlook

·         Engage with internal and external stakeholders where appropriate to enable the successful delivery of work

·         Facilitate training events as and when required across all sites over a 5-day working week.

·         Support the Professional & Practice Development Team with the delivery of administrative function for the following areas:

o   Professional Development Team

o   Learning Environment Team

o   Clinical Skills Team

o   Preceptorship Team

·         Provide administrative support to the Team with a defined timescale including supporting learners creating, and maintaining databases, organising courses, and assisting in the input of feedback.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • IT literate.
  • • Literacy level 1 or equivalent (GCSE Grade A-C)
  • • Numeracy level 1 or equivalent (GCSE Grade A-C)
  • • NVQ level 2 business admin/customer service or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • • NVQ / Apprenticeship level 3 in Business Administration / Customer Service or equivalent experience

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Able to demonstrate current knowledge and identify own learning needs
  • • Work with complex databases
  • • Completing tasks given by a number of people/teams working to similar deadline
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience organising educational events

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria
  • • A customer care ethos and positive can do attitude
  • • Good verbal and written communication in the English language
  • • Able to work without direct supervision
  • • Able to work within a team
  • • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • • Ability to work on own initiative and referring to people when appropriate
  • • Calm and discreet under pressure
Desirable criteria
  • • Knowledge of education within NHS organisations

Other

Essential criteria
  • • To be able to demonstrate the required behavior in keeping with the Trust values
  • • Ability to adjust to pressures of the job in a changing environment
  • • Willingness to undertake further training
  • • Good interpersonal skills
  • • Be able to demonstrate patience, motivation and dependability
  • • Be able to take direction/instruction and respond positively to constructive feedback
  • • Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trust worthiness
  • • A willingness to be flexible and work as part of a team
  • • Full time on site working
  • • Cross site working (Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Donna Callender
Job title
Professional Development Business Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01962 824316
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