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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
12 months (12 months fixed term contract)
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
190-7995-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
14/08/2024

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Business Support Officer

NHS AfC: Band 3

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Do you have a background in administrative support? Are you looking for an opportunity to progress and learn more about corporate governance in a high-performing team?

We’re looking for a highly-motivated and organised administrator to join our Chief Executive’s Office team, where you’ll work flexibly to provide business, project and administrative support across a portfolio of corporate meetings and corporate governance business functions that oversee and manage how we operate as an organisation.

Delivering safe, high-quality care across our hospitals and services can only happen through strong corporate governance and ensuring the decisions we take as a Trust have proper oversight, accountability and are in the best interests of our patients.

As part of the Chief Executive’s Office of Business Managers and Personal Assistants, you'll work with our senior leaders and other teams responsible for overseeing the management of the Trust including corporate and strategic development and special projects.

This is a new role and will be offered on a 12 months fixed term contract basis.

Main duties of the job

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for supporting the team to deliver the highest standard of secretariat and assisting in a range of administrative tasks to support the portfolio of meetings serviced by the Chief Executive’s Office, which includes our Board of Directors and associated Committees. This will involve the preparation of meeting agendas, templates and initial drafts of documents including emails, reports and presentations, in addition to supporting the team with administrative tasks related to specific projects, and research and benchmarking activities.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. 

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about ensuring we meet the highest standards for our patients, has a proven track record in providing administrative or business support who is confident collaborating and communicating with a diverse range of individuals and stakeholders.

While your main base will be at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, you may need to travel across our other sites. We’re also happy to accommodate some working from home and flexible working arrangements as much as we can.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Education to GCSE level with Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent experience)
  • NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration (or equivalent experience)

Ability to demonstrate the following experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working an administrative role / providing business support
  • Experience of following established processes and procedures
  • Experience of working independently and as part of a team
  • Experience of managing own workload, multitasking to meet deadlines of several concurrent tasks
  • Experience of dealing with confidential and complex information
Desirable criteria
  • Experience maintaining electronic filing systems
  • Experience of responding to both routine and complex queries
  • Experience of organising meetings and / or events

Ability to demonstrate the following skills and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Comprehensive IT skills including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and Forms
  • Good time management skills – the ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.
  • Good organisational skills – the ability to arrange meetings and diary keeping
  • Ability to operate in line with established procedures whilst using own initiative when appropriate
  • Effective team working skills
  • Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of their responsibility for maintaining confidentiality in the workplace
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to communicate with a wide range of people.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Coles
Job title
Senior Business Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2713734
Additional information

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