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Job overview

A number of exciting opportunities have arisen for highly organised, motivated individuals to join the National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS) as Lead Administrators.

The NSHCS is responsible for overseeing and supporting the implementation and delivery of training and education programmes for Healthcare Scientists. These posts will be an integral part of the School in supporting the progression, assessment and completion of programmes for learners so they can provide high quality scientific services to patients.

The post holders will work with a wide and varied range of stakeholders at all levels and will have an important external facing role in liaising with trainees and their training departments across the UK.

If successful, you will be part of an established, friendly and hard-working team where you contribution will be highly valued to the work of the School. So, if you are looking for a varied and challenging role with the opportunity to excel in a career in administration then this might just be the job for you.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will be responsible for providing comprehensive business and project administration support as part of the School’s Programme Support team. This will include meeting and event management, providing professional communication and support services for trainees, training departments, assessors and other stakeholders.  Management, collation and reporting of data, minute taking, working confidentially with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. The roles include management of the school mailboxes, ensuring emails are answered in an accurate, timely and professional way.

Able to work in a fast-paced environment, you must have proven administrative and project support skills, experience and be committed to providing a quality support service, working with a high degree of professionalism being capable of managing a very diverse workload working to tight deadlines. You should have an NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or equivalent experience with excellent IT skills and confident in using Microsoft office packages.

Strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills are essential in these roles. We are also seeking people with the skills to work independently using their own initiative with minimal supervision who are also capable of overseeing the workload of others and delivering to deadlines.

Working for our organisation

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the  Government website.