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Job summary

Main area
Administrative & Clerical
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00)
Job ref
844-6452084
Employer
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North Huyton PCRC
Town
Huyton, Knowsley
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59

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Senior Administrative Officer

Band 3

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen for a Band 3 Senior Administration Officer with the Knowsley  0-25  Admin Team. 

This opportunity is being offered on a permanent basis.

This post requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will have the ability to be adaptable, reliable and approachable with strong leadership and organisational skills. It is essential that you are capable of working both independently and within a team.

This is an exciting development opportunity.

 

Main duties of the job

An exciting rare opportunity has arisen the Knowsley 0-25 Children's Services at Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team within the administration service hub. 

The position is for a Senior Admin Officer working as a band 3 for 37.5 hours per week (Monday -Friday  9am – 5pm) on a permanent basis.

We are looking for applicants who are confident, with a team focus but also has the ability to be self-directing and work independently. You should possess excellent organisational and time management skills which are essential as is the ability to work proactively.

This role  is based in a busy administration hub,  it is varied and interesting as no two days are the same. It involves inputting data onto Electronic Patient Records, regular contact with both patients and professionals alongside providing   administrative support to the services, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Public Health Nurses and Children's Health Promotion Advisors.

If you are conscientious, flexible and motivated and want to work with teams who are committed to delivering a high quality service then this could be an opportunity to join and help make a difference.

When considering applying for this post, it is crucial that you meet all of the essential requirements of the person specification

Working for our organisation

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley.

We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities. 

We currently deliver outstanding 0-19 and 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley, supporting over 250,000 children and young people. Our dedicated, innovative and forward-thinking children and young people’s services have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities.

We work closely with our commissioners and partners to deliver the best possible services for the children, young people and families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Act as a first point of contact using your judgement to deal effectively with a wide range of routine, complex and sensitive enquiries using various methods of communication e.g. phone, letter or email.

Provide advice and signpost patients as appropriate.

Take and pass on accurate messages for Team Members in their absence.

Signpost routine or complex service emails to appropriate clinician or services.

Contact referrer if patient referral is appropriate or incomplete in line with service specific requirements.

Ensure that equipment and stationary is ordered within budget constraints.

Enter confidential patient data using computerised information systems in line with Trust policies and procedure ensuring that information reported is accurate, timely and to the required standard and completing spot check audits of patient information to provide assurance of completeness or records.

Request and follow-up any gaps in information with clinical/non-clinical staff as requested by Clinicians.

Responsible for booking patients into Service Clinics in line with service specific requirements.

Call back to patients to confirm appointment times / attendance and rebook where appropriate.

Prepare system generated or tasked letters and mail or email out e.g. patient appointment notification or discharge.

Complete admin appropriate patient discharge in Electronic System e.g. continued DNA/FTA.

Liaise with associated agencies or external organisation as necessary, clinical and non-clinical e.g. transport, interpreters, GP’s, escalating when appropriate.

Scanning documents and attaching to patient notes.

Signpost emails from team’s central email account to appropriate clinician/service.

To assist other staff members with equipment, ensuring value for money.

Prepare and photocopy/print patient information, training packs etc. for clinical staff as required or requested.

Provide flexible administrative and clerical cover as required meeting the needs of the service.  This might occasionally involve working at another base during cross cover arrangements.

Book rooms for meetings and/or patient groups, prepare agendas and appendices as requested, take and prepare minutes for meeting chair to sign off and distribute all meeting paperwork.

Attend and/or lead on behalf of the Admin Manager, Admin team meetings.

Work with the clinical team members to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the service.

Adhere to Trust Policies and procedures on transference of data e.g. Service email accounts to ensure that files and electronic records are stored appropriately in accordance with the Trust’s Management policy.

Identify and comment on areas for future development of the Service.

Take part in service specific audits, both clinical and administrative.

Carry out information searches on behalf of designated manager using a variety of tools including the internet.

Create and format databases and or spreadsheets as agreed with managers.

Collate relevant information for managers in assisting with the preparation of reports.

Retrieving information on a regular basis to provide statistics on behalf of the service as requested.

Monitor and communicate KPI issues as requested in a timely fashion.

To participate in personal objective setting and review, including creation of a personal development plan.

Attend all mandatory training required by Wirral Community Trust and any compulsory in-house training.

To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve professional knowledge.

Support and mentor other members of the admin team.

Person specification

Qualifications & Professional Training

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3, AS or A Level, Baccalaureate or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrable working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Outlook
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of continued professional development within last 12 months

Experience & knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of dealing with the public and taking telephone enquiries
  • Experience of maintaining patient waiting lists
  • Experience of managing diaries for meetings etc
  • Experience of maintaining databases and information systems
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS

Skills & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
  • Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
  • Ability to produce work of a high standard with attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate sensitively with all staff groups, patients and their families
  • Good organisational skills

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Patient
  • Flexible, Adaptive and Creative
  • Professional
  • Team player with an awareness of team dynamics

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldHSJ Best places to workArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louise Aspinall
Job title
Quality and Support Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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