Job summary
- Main area
- Women's Health
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-4964WCY
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- William Harvey Hospital
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 12:00
Employer heading
Patient Pathway Administration Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual, who can work well as part of the Women’s Health administration team providing a high-quality administration support service.
The post-holder will need good written and verbal communication, strong IT skills, interpersonal and administration skills with the ability to work flexibly within a challenging environment. A proactive “can do” attitude is required and a commitment to high quality, recognising the benefits of creativity and adaptability.
Main duties of the job
· To work in a team-based administrative service providing support for each other and ensuring continuity of the service.
· To obtain, track and return (on-site) casenotes or other patient records as required.
· To maintain the team’s generic email inbox, distributing queries as appropriate.
To sort all incoming post and ensure all outgoing post is taken to the Post
Room daily.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level with A-C grades in English and Maths or equivalent qualifications
- Good standard of numeracy & literacy
Skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Previous clerical experience
- Work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Computer literate - Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, etc
- Excellent verbal, written and numerical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS systems, including Allscripts
- Ability to implement processes for data collection
Professional attributes
Desirable criteria
- Previous PAS/Allscripts experience
- Processing of confidential information (Data Protection Act 1998)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nigel Snow
- Job title
- Office Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01233 651905
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