Administration Assistant - Grays, United Kingdom - Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
2 weeks ago
Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a full time Administration Assistant on a 6 months fixed term contract based at Thurrock Community Hospital.
We are looking for someone with the ability and confidence to use their own initiative and prioritise tasks.The post holder must possess excellent communication skills and relevant administrative experience, must be flexible and have attention to detail.
The role will involve providing support to our clinical colleagues with administrative tasks by providing front line support, face to face and over the telephone.
This role will involve travelling to the various sites we manage to provide admin support to our services and receptions.
The areas we cover are Thurrock, Basildon, Brentwood and Billericay. This role is Monday - Friday 9 am to 5 pm.You will also need to be computer literate with experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. You will be given full training on the various systems that we use.
We are looking for someone with a positive and compassionate approach to supporting patient care.
The role will also include telephone calls and face to face contact with our patients and due to the nature of the services we carry out administrative support for, these can sometimes be distressing.
You must be able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work.This is an excellent career development opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who wishes to pursue an administrative career in the NHS.
To work as a member of the Directorate's Administration Service ensuring that a high quality and efficient service is provided at all times, which may include giving support and providing cover in other areas as requested.
To operate as a centralised administration service providing a comprehensive administration service to support clinical services and functions within the Trust's localities.
The postholder will require a team approach to ensure cover for absence across all services / locations and the post holder will be required, on occasion, to relocate to provide this cover.
Season Ticket Loans
NHS discounts for staff
Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
Day One Flexible Employer
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings.
Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
The service will ensure the timely and accurate recording of all activity across services using Trust information systems.
The service will require a team approach to ensure cover for absence across all services / locations.
Post holders, as appropriate, will be required to provide administration duties on behalf of these services.
Due to the nature of the role a strong emphasis is placed on safeguarding confidentiality and this forms a pre-requisite for every Administration Assistant.
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