Job summary
Employer heading
Administrator
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The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of individuals from BME backgrounds and welcomes applicants from these communities. DCHS is also an LGBT inclusive employer. Selection will be on a basis of merit. The Trust has achieved the status of a Disability Confident Leader and guarantees to invite to assessment applicants who meet the criteria for the job vacancy. To ensure the diversity of the workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic Administrator to join the Wound Clinic Service Admin Team working from Florence Nightingale Hospital, on occassions you would be required to attend other sites. You will work closely with our Patients and our Clinics.
It is essential that you have a keen interest and previous administration/clerical experience.
The successful candidate will also be educated to GCSE level or equivalent, hold a recognised IT qualification or the ability to demonstrate effective IT ability.
If you can demonstrate:
Good verbal and written communication skills
Organisational skills
Able to work on own initiative or part of a team
Excellent telephone skills
Proven Customer Care Skills
Ability to use Microsoft Office
Ability to undertake data inputting (or willingness to learn)
Then we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
As a DCHS employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way.
For this role you will be required to manage, prioritise and organise, you will need to be a team player, with the ability to work autonomously when necessary.
This role will require people with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do.
Working for our organisation
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration.
After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level at C / level 4 or above (English) or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
- IT qualification
- Administration qualification
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a role which has involved time management and diary management skills.
- Experience of working in a busy office environment
- Experience of team working and versatility to take on a variety of tasks.
- Knowledge of confidentiality issues and Caldicott principles
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise
- Able to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
- Sound level of IT competency in using Microsoft Office packages
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to any site where DCHS services are provided
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helena Gledhill
- Job title
- Wound Clinic Admin Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721 501220
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