Admin Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Reference number:

Salary:

- £22,758

Per Annum (Prorata for parttime)
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Administrative Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Strategic Command
Defence Medical Services (DMS)
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern:
Fulltime, Job share
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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About the job

Benefits:

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Location

The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM), Centre of Defence (CD) Pathology, Information and Communication Technology Building, 97 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2SQAbout the job

Job summary:

The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM) provides medical support to military operational deployments and specialist care for members of the armed forces.

It is a dedicated training centre for defence personnel with a focus on medical research.

We are looking for a Pathology Blood Logistics Officer (Administrative Officer) to work within the Centre of Defence (CD) Pathology, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) team to enable the defence blood establishment to deliver blood components to overseas bases, exercises, and operations.

Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you

Job description:

The successful post holder will support the blood establishment to deliver blood logistic service for defence and maintain accurate records

Person specification:

Main details of the role include but are not limited to:

Receive and process blood shipment requests.
Engage with the defence logistic partners to assist the logistic / blood supply plan.

a. Liaise with air freight centre to determine flight availability
b. Complete Airway Bills and book shipments on to flights
c. Liaise with authorised holders to ensure receipt of shipments
d. Familiarisation with standard operating procedures and processes relating to blood logistics.

Order blood from National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) depot using Online Blood Ordering System.

a. Generate documentation packs
b. Set up and prepare shipment monitoring devices
c. Monitor, and maintain sufficient, shipment boxes and consumables
d. Liaise with NHSBT staff to ensure service is maintained

Please refer to the attached Terms of Reference for a full list of duties.

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £22,758, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,145 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Learning and development tailored to your role
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
Access to Discounts and savings.
A Civil Service Pension
Free onsite parking

Things you need to know

Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment

Security:

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals

- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service:

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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