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Main area
Breast Unit
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
Job ref
180-B-245510
Employer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 p.a. pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/11/2024 23:59

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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Deputy Screening Admin Manager

Band 4

Job overview

To support the management of a professional administration service to the Cambridge Breast Unit, to all users including patients, relatives and colleagues.

Main duties of the job

First line management of the administrative team

Carry out a range of complex administrative tasks specific to work area

Ensure the administration team are adhering to Right Results Screening Policy

Provide comprehensive support to senior team including diary management, coordinating and arranging meetings, taking minutes

Update staff and patient records using Trust electronic systems

Deal with enquiries face to face, via telephone and email supporting junior staff with more difficult situations

Manage screening appointments, referrals, transport following guidelines

Register, check and update all screening referrals and patient information 

Ensure appropriate stock levels and resources are available

Process invoices and monitor the budget as instructed by your manager

Provide a range of documents e.g.letters, spread sheets, posters, using relevant software packages

Cover other positions within the work area during absence

Any other administrative duties as required

 

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
-    applied for a Graduate visa
-    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
-    or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 26th November 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 3rd December 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to A level or NVQ level 3 Customer Service/ Business Admin /ITQ or equivalent
  • Typing qualification or equivalent experience
  • Specific technical/professional qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Secretary qualification or equivalent
  • Team leader/management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a busy clerical/office environment or reception service
  • Secretarial and /or administrative experience including minute taking
  • Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks
  • Working within guidelines
  • Experience of dealing with difficult situations and confrontations
  • Data entry experience and documentation
  • Experience of IT packages – Microsoft office
  • Experience of producing documents to a high standard
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working in NHS
  • Previous experience of working with medical records
  • Recruitment and Selection of staff
  • Experience of supervising staff

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
  • Sound knowledge of office procedures
  • Understanding of customer service
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of the Trust including awareness of priorities
  • Knowledge of Trust information systems
  • Knowledge of Medical Terminology
  • Awareness of NHS targets and Trust priorities

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent communication skills including telephone, email, face to face
  • Ability to develop templates for letters
  • Ability to organise and manage own time keeping to schedule and deadlines
  • Ability to allocate and monitor work of others
  • Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously
  • Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
  • Willing to take on/learn new skills
  • Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to adapt to change
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to touch type
  • Ability to work with budgets
  • Ability to requisition general stock

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDVeteran AwareNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Age-Friendly Employer PledgeCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.NHS Rainbow badgeTime to changeDisability confident committedStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthApprenticeships Top 100 Employers 2024

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sally Thomas
Job title
Office Admin Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07904970784
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