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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
30 hours per week
Job ref
825-6439027-OPS
Employer
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whitchurch Hospital Claypit Street
Town
Shropshire
Salary
£23,615 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust logo

Admin Support Officer

Band 2

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here-   https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list

https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, innovative and resourceful person to provide administrative support to the Community Therapy Team North East based in Whitchurch Community Hospital.

You will be joining a committed, dynamic team and be empowered to make a difference to contribute to the development of new ways of working in order to support a safe, responsive service fit for the future.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a range of administrative duties to North East Community Therapy team as required. Accuracy and ability to communicate confidently with Trust Staff, outside bodies and members of the public are essential.

The post holder will exercise confidentiality and discretion when dealing with Service Users and their families as an essential part of the role.

You should enjoy challenge and function equally well both independently and within an inter-disciplinary team.

High personal resilience with a can-do attitude are essential.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role. 

Person specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to follow administrative systems and procedures.
  • The ability to adhere to confidentiality guidelines.
  • A good working knowledge of Microsoft Word.
  • Audio Typing Skills (or willingness to learn).

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good standard of education.
  • Good IT skills to ECDL standard.
  • RSA 2 typing (or equivalent),

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of clerical work/reception within an office environment.
  • Good written and verbal skills.
  • Good organisational skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

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.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Beverley Kipling
Job title
Rehabilitation Pathway Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07773 188259
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