Administrator

**About The Role**:
**UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE**

**+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE**

We have an exciting opportunity for an Administrator to join the team at HMP Kirkham, a Category D open prison for males, located near Preston, Lancashire.

HMP Kirkham is a unique environment, with stunning grounds and lots to offer both staff and patients, including our brand new, state of the art gym - free for staff, and it's also the biggest gym in a prison in the country We have lots of wellbeing activities, and you will be made to feel welcome straight away

**Salary**

This position is full time, working 37.5 hours per week and you’ll receive an annual salary of £24,924 - £27,582 ‬per annum - depending on experience.

**Hours**

For this full time role, you will be working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Shifts are on a rota basis between 8am and 6pm.

**How will we support you?**
- Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
- Competency framework
- Regional and national career development opportunities
- Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
- Support from the wider team

**What you'll be doing**:
As our new Administrator, your responsibilities will include:

- Assisting in the patient drop in service, answering queries and taking paperwork from patients
- Provide a high quality admin service to the healthcare team
- Coordinate clinics and chase referrals (internal and external)
- Arrange and chase hospital appointments, prisoner release and transfers, and arrange appointments for follow on care

If you are interested in **career development,** we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both **internal and external options** for development and learning.

**It doesn’t stop there**we also offer:

- Company pension scheme
- 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
- An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
- Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
- Excellent long-term career prospects
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

**What we’ll look for in you**:
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

- we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

**Our new Administrator will have**:

- Experience within an administrative role / setting - any experience in a healthcare environment would be an advantage (GP surgery, hospital etc)
- Have a proactive and flexible approach to work - we are a busy, close knit team where we all work together
- Any experience of using healthcare systems, such as SystmOne / EMIS would be a bonus
- Confident in using data, maintaining databases and producing reports

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.