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Job summary

Main area
divisional management
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
820-6142970-ASR-A
Employer
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Moseley Hall Hospital
Town
Birmingham
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 4 PA/Senior Administrator

Band 4

Job overview

"Previous applicants need not apply" 

We are looking for an experienced administrator to join the Divisional Administration Team within the Adult and Specialist Rehabilitation Division on a substantive basis.  Providing a robust PA service to members of the Senior Management Team, strong administrative experience and IT skills are essential, as is the ability to work autonomously and manage conflicting priorities.  NHS experience is preferred but not essential, more important is a ‘can do’ attitude and high standard of professionalism as this role is directly supporting the management team in striving to ensure our teams and services are a ‘Great Place to Work’ and provide Safe High-Quality Care to patients. The role is predominantly based at Moseley Hall Hospital.  Informal discussions about the role are welcome and encouraged.  Please contact Aleah Abdo (Office Business Support Manger) on [email protected] or 0121 466 6329

Main duties of the job

This role requires a high level administration ability working to strict deadlines and a high standard of confidentiality and discretion. The post holder is also required to work effectively with all members of the team to support the effective running of the department. To provide administration support to delegated members of the Divisional Management Team as identified. To manage Microsoft Outlook diaries, ensuring commitments are recorded accurately and timely and any resources required are booked. This includes organising meetings, both internally and externally along with any room bookings or travel requirements.  Take responsibility for printing, collating and distributing meeting papers, drafting agendas, preparing meeting papers, attending meetings and taking formal minutes or action notes using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Provide administrative support and take formal minutes at panel meetings. Produce a high standard of correspondence; letters, reports and set up other documents as needed. Update the HR systems (ESR) by recording leave/sickness and training in a timely way and ensure the system is up to date at all times.  Progress and chase actions as required. Organise events, internally or externally, including organising any catering requirements as needed.

 

Working for our organisation

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

IMPORTANT

  • Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
  • Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full details of the role and responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification. 

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • OCR/Certification in text/word processing
  • OCR IT in office applications or equivalent experience
  • NVQ3 Business Admin or equivalent/ significant experience
  • Evidence of continued learning or development

Skills/knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Knowledge and use of office administration procedures
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, ability to communicate effectively at all levels
  • Ability to deliver a high level of accuracy and consistency
  • Ability to use initiative to resolve problems
  • Ability to accurately populate and monitor spreadsheets/ databases

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Secretarial/ Administration in an office environment
  • Microsoft systems including Word, Excel, Outlook
  • Providing meeting administration support
  • Diary management
  • Teamwork
  • E-systems such as finance, workforce and staff management
  • Organising workshops, meetings and seminars
Desirable criteria
  • Dealing with matters of a sensitive or confidential nature

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Reliable and flexible
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Motivation to develop self
  • Ability to identify own personal and professional development needs
  • Ability to undertake further training or development as needed
  • Ability to establish effective working relationships
  • Ability to travel to other bases as required

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Aleah Abdo
Job title
Office Business Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0121 466 6329
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