Bank Admin

Job summary

Bank Admin and Clerical Bands 2,3 & 4

Hours: Monday to Friday only, no evening or weekend work available

We are looking for candidates who can cover potential full time hours

Are you are hoping to gain an insight in what its like to work for the NHS without committing to a more permanent position? Here at Ashford and St Peters we are looking for new talent to join our expanding team.

How does the Bank work?

Departments looking for short term cover will contact the Bank on Us team to provide cover. As a Bank member of staff you will be asked if you are interested in filling the roles available. Bank work is typically done on a placement basis, this ranges from a minimum of 1 week to 6 months. If you are interested in the assignment, you will be required to submit your CV for the Departmental Manager to review and make a decision. Duties are a mixture of on site and home working although this will be decided by the department depending on their requirements.

Bank hourly rates:

Band 3 - £ per hour Band 4 - £ per hour

Please note, this is not for a specific position, this advert is for the opportunity to join the Bank Admin pool, once registered on the Bank, you will then have the opportunity to apply for any available Bank Admin roles in our Trust. As this is Bank, we cannot guarantee hours.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for passionate, hardworking and engaging people to help fill our temporary admin and clerical vacancies across the Trust.

Successful candidates will be able to:

Work effectively in a team Possess strong interpersonal skills Have an ability to prioritise tasks Demonstrate a flexible attitude and approach Be able to adapt to different tasks in diverse settings/departments Competence of using Microsoft Outlook/Word Aptitude for learning new IT systems quickly (particularly for band 3 and 4 roles)

Through the application and selection process it would be advantageous if you could provide evidence of these skills and related experience in a busy working environment. Experience of data entry and using Excel would be an advantage for band 3 and 4 roles. Successful appointments to band 4 roles will be able to demonstrate a background of working without supervision. Experience working within the NHS is desirable but not essential.

Mandatory training and training on various department systems will be given, dependant on work allocation.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be required to help in the various disciplines and departments that either have vacant posts that are waiting to be recruited into, or to assist departments with their additional admin requirements. Potential administration duties include but are not limited to; answering phones, data entry, filing, typing, using ASPH trust computer systems as required (training will be provided).

Please note we currently do not have weekend or evening shifts, most of our bank work is between the hours of 9am to 5pm

Please see attached Job Description for a further breakdown of the potential roles and duties and their related bandings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

English and Maths GCSE

Desirable

Further GSCEs / A levels Degree

Experience

Essential

Essential criteria Please list previous administration experience of working in a busy office environment and please give examples of workload. Please advise if you are able to commit to work full time hours or part time hours.

Desirable

Experience working within the NHS

Knowledge

Essential

Good oral and written communication

Desirable

NHS computer systems and practices

Skills

Essential

You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights as appropriate to your role You are able to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role. Able to provide a customer focussed service

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