Job summary
- Main area
- admin
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-7273534
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton, Keighley
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Admin Team Leader / Support Officer Band 4
NHS AfC: Band 4
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
To provide a hybrid, comprehensive, confidential administrative, clerical and business support to the Speciality Administration manager who covers Theatre/Anaesthetic/Pre-op and Elective day case ward and the Elective Admissions Manager. The post holder is required to communicate and liaise with directorates, divisions and stakeholders and produce work to deadlines. This is a key role supporting the effective running of the Elective admissions team and Speciality areas and support the streamlining of the surgical pathway which contributes to the co-ordination and delegation of work whilst ensuring consistency with the agreed work plan. This may include monitoring and reviewing administration staff within the team and providing advice, support and cover when necessary
This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.
If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation.
Main duties of the job
Support project development and identifying resources required, ensuring all materials and resources are current and appropriate
Support and supervise the maintenance of waiting lists and speciality areas, cross covering the Band 4 when on leave, supporting the Band 5 Speciality Administration manager and the Band 6 Elective admissions manager in achieving the national targets and guidelines.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Planning and Organisational Skills
Working Relationships
Allocating Admission Dates
Arranging for patients to come in for surgery / procedures
Contribute to the effective and efficient running of the department by:
- Assisting administrative colleagues as and when possible.
- Performing tasks specific to the area
- Working on own initiative and planning and prioritising own workload.
Undertake any other duties as directed by the Elective Admissions Manager or Speciality Manager.
Cross cover the Elective Admissions Supervisor in their absence
Deputise for the Elective Admissions Manager when necessary
Please see attached job description for further details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Achieved Grade C in GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English
- OCR 2 word / text processing or equivalent experience
- NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
- ECDL
- NVQ level 4 in Business Administration or equivalent
- OCR 3 word / text processing or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of staff supervision & managing workloads
- Effective working knowledge of Inpatient / Daycase Booking
- Providing administrative support
- Experience of general office duties / office environment
- Experience of organising complex demands & workloads
- Experience of setting up & maintaining administrative systems & processes
- Dealing with the general public
Desirable criteria
- NHS / Health care background
- Use of health systems (SystmOne)
- Dealing with awkward customers
- 2 Years experience in Elective booking
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written, verbal & interpersonal communication skills
- Competent in Microsoft Office software packages e.g Word , Excel , Internet and Email or equivalent administration programs
- Ability to manage own workload autonomously and proactively
- People management inc. Holding challenging / difficult conversations
- Excellent organisational skills
- People Management
- Holding challenging / difficult conversations
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- NHS organisations & working practices
- Basic understanding of Caldicott & Data Protection principles and Confidentiality
- Awareness of national waiting list targets/ initiatives and Trust policies on waiting list management
- Working knowledge of human resources policies / procedures & staff supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jessica Craven
- Job title
- Elective Admissions Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 295405
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