Clerical Officer

This new role will be to provide comprehensive Administrative and Clerical support to clinical and non-clinical staff in order to ensure the smooth running of the service.

As part of the Scottish Government Discharge Without Delay agenda and Home First initiative we have an exciting opportunity to join our new multidisciplinary Home Assessment Team which aims to reduce delayed hospital discharges by assessing needs and providing necessary support and rehabilitation in the home setting.
There will be several bases across our sectors with the team operating across acute sites, their base site and domiciliary visits.
The purpose of this role is to provide efficient and effective administrative/clerical support for our team.
The knowledge and experience required by the post holder is:

- Desirable to have experience in an administrative/clerical role
- Excellent organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and work on own initiative
- Excellent time management skills
- Well developed interpersonal skills in customer care.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good organisational and planning skills.
- Understanding of a range of procedures and processes.
- Ability to prioritise work and work on own initiative whilst under pressure.
- Proficient I.T. skills which include a working knowledge of Microsoft packages.
- Ensuring confidentiality, diplomacy and discretion are maintained at all times.

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
- Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.