Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Administration Assistant

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Job summary

Administration Assistant - Band 2

Chippenham Community Team

Location: Chippenham Community Hospital

30 Hours per week - Permanent

Chippenham Community Team have a vacancy for a Band 2 Administration assistant to work in our busy Community Team office based in Chippenham Hospital. This post is for 30 hours per week over 4 days.

The multi-disciplinary team provides a timely, flexible response to referrals and provides clinical interventions to people in their homes or residential care homes. Our team comprises of nurses, therapists, care co-ordinators and support workers working alongside other professionals and wider teams.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable administrator who is able to work calmly and efficiently in a busy office environment and is able to multi-task. Our administrators work together to provide a quality service to our patients and support the clinicians within the team. Our core office hours are 08.30-16.30.

Main duties of the job

This role is a varied one and will include general day to day administrative tasks to support the smooth running of our service. This includes managing referrals into the team and responding to enquires from patients, hospitals, and GP practices. Other responsibilities include ordering, stock management, maintaining and updating files and spreadsheets.

You will need excellent time management and administrative skills and proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel. Previous experience of using SystmOne electronic patient record system would be desirable. For this role you will also need to be an excellent communicator, have strong IT and interpersonal skills and the ability to work both flexibly under your own initiative, as well as part of a team.

We are a busy, friendly team and would welcome a new member of staff with a positive approach, a good sense of humour and who is willing to contribute to the on-going development of the services we provide. We would welcome you to visit the team to meet us.

For more information or to visit our team please contact Team Manager Sally Hanham on 07825 682874 or Dawn Aston Clinical Lead on 01249 456548.

About us

Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.

There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients and carers.

If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away. What are you waiting for?!

Details

Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9085-WHC-22034

Job locations

Chippenham Community Hospital

Rowden Hill

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 2AJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • To have worked previously in a medical, health or social care environment
  • Knowledge of data protection and confidentiality
  • Knowledge of databases and spread sheets
  • IM&T literate
  • Regular use of Databases, Word processing packages, spread sheets

Desirable

  • Experience of working within an office environment

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence.

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA II or equivalent in typing/word processing

Desirable

  • ECDL or equivalent
  • Access
  • Patient Administration Systems
  • Minute taking
  • Medical Terminology
  • Report writing
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • To have worked previously in a medical, health or social care environment
  • Knowledge of data protection and confidentiality
  • Knowledge of databases and spread sheets
  • IM&T literate
  • Regular use of Databases, Word processing packages, spread sheets

Desirable

  • Experience of working within an office environment

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence.

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA II or equivalent in typing/word processing

Desirable

  • ECDL or equivalent
  • Access
  • Patient Administration Systems
  • Minute taking
  • Medical Terminology
  • Report writing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Address

Chippenham Community Hospital

Rowden Hill

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 2AJ


Employer's website

https://wiltshirehealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Address

Chippenham Community Hospital

Rowden Hill

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 2AJ


Employer's website

https://wiltshirehealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Team Manager

Sally Hanham

sally.hanham@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9085-WHC-22034

Job locations

Chippenham Community Hospital

Rowden Hill

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 2AJ


Supporting documents

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