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Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an administrator to join our EPRR team, providing administrative support for the team. The role may include working from both Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals with potential to also work from home.

EPRR plays a vital part in ensuring the Trust has robust plans, policies and procedures in place to protect patients, services, staff and the public in the event of an incident or emergency. The team has created an environment to support staff in development and growth, the varied nature of the role encourages the sharing of skills and knowledge, embracing innovation, to deliver excellence and value within our activities.

You will provide an efficient and comprehensive administration to our team, dealing with queries from both internal and external parties, managing inboxes and forwarding guidance to the relevant personnel. As well as general admin duties, the role will involve meeting administration and data collection and maintenance.

Main duties of the job

• The successful applicant must have the ability to communicate with staff of all levels with an organised and motivated approach whilst ensuring a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• A good working knowledge and experience of all Microsoft office applications including Outlook is fundamental to working in this busy environment.
• Ideally you will have previous experience of working in admin within the healthcare sector, although this is not essential.
• Administrative organisation of various meetings inclusive of room bookings, collation of agenda items, completion of meeting notes/minutes and preparation of relevant documentation for review and distribution.
• You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative, demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism and be aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.   

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