Administration Assistant

5 days ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 2 Administration Assistant to join our team in Central Inpatients.

As first point of contact for patients, visitors and staff, we are looking for an enthusiastic, committed, motivated individual with excellent communication skills to provide a front of house service in Hadrian Clinic.

Currently based at the Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, the post is full-time, Monday to Friday, -

We have 5 wards based on the Campus, along with rehabilitation wards in Gateshead and on St Nicholas Hospital site. Our service provides inpatient care for adults and older adults who require hospital admission for assessment and treatment. Our rehabilitation wards support individuals with complex mental health needs requiring longer term support.

The successful post holder will be a member of our admin team who support the multi-disciplinary clinical teams to provide a comprehensive, high quality administrative service. The post holder must have proven administration experience including facilitating excellent customer service and be confident in dealing with service users face to face as well as on the telephone. You will undertake a variety of duties including telephone and reception duties, dealing with queries, updating our patient information system, sorting incoming/outgoing post, completing work from a shared inbox as well as other administration tasks under the direction of the Administration Team Lead.

Main duties of the job

Candidates must be able to demonstrate proven admin experience within the last 12 months. Working on the reception desk, the main duties of the role will include:

meeting and welcoming visitors to Hadrian Clinic

receiving telephone calls, answering queries or redirecting calls in a polite and helpful manner

issuing security equipment to staff

booking out pool cars

booking meeting rooms

organising transportation of specimens to other hospital sites

filing, scanning, photocopying, laminating

The post holder will also undertake additional duties such as ordering supplies, requesting repairs, sorting and distributing post. This list is not exhaustive.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached generic job description outlining duties of an Administration Assistant.

You should have:

experience of dealing with the public / customer service experience

experience of working with Microsoft Office and other IT systems

good organisational skills and ability to multi-task

an understanding of confidentiality and apply the principles in every day working practice

the ability to deal with stressful and sensitive situations

Training on in-house systems will be provided.

You should currently hold the required level of qualifications, as outlined in the Essential Criteria of the Personal Specification. If you do not meet this criterion you may not be shortlisted.

We welcome your application. If you would like to find out more about the role, please give us a call.

Advertising date : 12th November 2024

Closing date : 26th November 2024

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

OCR/RSA Level 2 Typing/Word processing qualification (or equivalent) and/or relevant demonstrable experience Good general level of education to O-Level/ GCSE or equivalent in English Language NVQ in Business Administration (or equivalent)

Desirable

NVQ Level 2 in Customer Care (or equivalent)

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Working knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point Able to input data accurately and efficiently Perform repetitive tasks whilst maintaining attention to detail Ability to maintain and update Patient Information Database(s) Good communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written Demonstrates good Customer Care Skills Good working knowledge of office procedures Good organisational and planning skills using own initiative

Desirable

Knowledge of working in an NHS environment

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an administration role Ability to uphold confidentiality at all times Able to prioritise and plan own workload

Desirable

Experience of working in an NHS/healthcare setting Experience using stock Experience of working with paper-based and electronic filing systems

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