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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 3 Ward Administrator working in the in a leading Children’s Hospital.

You will work to support the Cardiac Critical Care Unit (CICU) at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. CICU at Great Ormond Street Hospital is a specialised unit for children under 16 years of age who need intensive care for conditions involving the heart, lungs or airways. The unit also cares for children who have had major heart, lung or airway surgery. 

The CICU team is a multi-disciplinary team which includes intensive care doctors and nurses, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, ventilator technicians, physiotherapists and pharmacists.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing excellent customer care to families on the ward and for carrying out established administrative processes efficiently and accurately. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to deal effectively with a wide range of people. You will be highly organised and competent with IT to succeed in this role. You will have a caring and flexible approach to meet service requirements and will work well both as part of a team and independently.

We encourage applications from enthusiastic individuals who can take on new challenges and want to provide the best possible service to clinicians, nurses, and families alike.

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.