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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Administrator to join our East Sussex School Health Service team.  

We support children and families in East Sussex focusing on promoting and protecting the health and wellbeing of our population. We provide advice, support and signposting on healthy lifestyles, emotional health and wellbeing, puberty and growing up, sleep, long term health conditions and sexual health.

Band 2 administrators are responsible for providing administration support to a service, project or system, ensuring that patients and the public experience the service as caring, patient focussed efficient and 
effective. 

Main duties of the job

As an Administrative Assistant you will ensure that your own administration responsibilities are undertaken effectively and efficiently to 
enhance patient care by following appropriate systems and processes and ensuring tasks are completed to a high quality in a timely way. 

You will make sure patients are able to attend or receive services by arranging future appointments and arranging transport etc and ensure patients have confidence in how the Trust keeps their information confidential and accurate by carefully inputting and updating as required using appropriate computerised systems.

In addition, you will carry out reception duties which includes welcoming patients into the clinic, answering telephone and email enquiries, upkeep of reception area, logging estates issues and receiving and disseminating post.

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent.

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.

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