Hospital Administrator

**Hospital Administrator**:
**Band 2**:
**Main area**
- Administration
- **Grade**
- Band 2
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Job ref**
- 201-23-176**Site**
- Liskeard Community Hospital
- **Town**
- Liskeard
- **Salary**
- £20,270 - £21,318 Per Annum
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- 02/02/2023 23:59Thank you for your interest in joining us at **Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.**

**We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.**

**_ Strategic Themes_**

**_ Great Care_**:

- We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._

**_ Great Organisation_**_ _**:

- We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._

**_ Great People _**:

- We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._

**_ Great Partner_**:

- With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people’s quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._
- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

**_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._**

**Job overview**:
A vacancy has arisen for an adaptable Hospital Administrator at Liskeard Community Hospital. The post holder will need to work flexibly across areas of the hospital routinely at the needs of the service which may change throughout the day.

The role encompasses covering MIU, Main Reception, OPD or Xray reception areas. There may also be occasions when the postholder will be required to provide administrative support to the wards covering the Ward Administrator role. The post holder will need to provide a competent and efficient service within the administrative and clerical team at Liskeard Community Hospital. The post is 30 hours per week supporting the team to provide administrative cover Tuesday to Friday (8.30 to 17.00 - with one hour for lunch). Whilst the work days are Tuesday to Friday, on occasion there may be a requirement for the postholder to be flexible at times of sickness or staffing.

Liskeard Community Hospital is a busy community hospital with a variety of services including an MIU department, out-patient department, Xray and two wards - Oak with 31 beds and Willow with 19 beds.

**Main duties of the job**:
To provide full clerical support to various key functions within the hospital setting and/or clinical team. Assist in the continuity of service by working from reception on a rotational basis. Be the first point of contact for all patients, visitors and members of the public attending the hospital / clinic and ensure they are fully assisted as required.

To provide administrative functions within a hospital or clinical team setting, supporting a range of services which could include:
Minor Injuries Unit

Out-patient

In-patient

X-ray Department

A range of clinical teams

Therapy Services

External Partner organisations

**Working for our organisation**:
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in co