Resource Administrator

**Introduction**:
Are you looking for a career that makes a difference? If so, join Arbury Court in Warrington and be valued and supported as a Nursing Resource Administrator.

You will support the Nursing Department in maintaining a high standard of day to day operational service delivery, and support the organisation and co-ordination of staff in the Nursing Department. You will ensure that all staff shortages are identified and bank or agency staff are booked to cover in order to maintain appropriate levels of staff on the wards.

At Elysium, we want the best for you. That’s why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. That’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- To liaise with the Ward Managers on a daily basis to identify staffing shortages and cover staff shortfalls.Attending resource meetings as required.
- Operate a system which provides information about staff availability for bank staff.Ensure all contact details are up to date so that staff can be contacted.
- Establish a database for the staff off duties.
- Circulate off duty to Senior Nurse on call and Ward Managers prior to the weekend.
- Update database daily to maintain accurate records of staff movements, inclusive of annual leave/absence and cancellations of shifts.
- Communicate changes to bank staff as required.
- To liaise with the Lead Nurse & Clinical Nurse Manager regarding use of agency and bank staff when increasing over the approved numbers.
- To monitor and manage agency usage in regards to booking, checking and authorising invoices, authorising timesheets.
- To ensure that all bank staff have completed their mandatory training.
- To prepare and submit reports as required.
- To collate and input overtime and bank payments as and when required, and submit these to the unit manager for authorisation.
- Maintain, evaluate and update the unit’s filing and record keeping system.
- Provide clerical/typing duties as required, ensuring confidentiality of all clinical/ administrative records.
- To provide administration cover for the administration department as and when required.
- To actively participate in maintaining the physical, relational; and procedural security to ensure the safety of all.

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- GCSE certificate, Grade C or above in English & Mathematics, or equivalent
- Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
- Experience in a similar role
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Professional telephone manner
- Experience of working within a team
- Appreciation of the Data Protection Act
- Knowledge of training procedure

**What you will get**:

- Annual salary of £21,586 + Benefits
- Free meals and parking
- Enhanced maternity package
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Mandatory training
- Flexible working opportunities

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

**About your next employer**:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.