Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Admin Support for Nursing Management

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an Admin Officer/secretary within Infectious Diseases and Dermatology, working with the Matron and Senior Nursing Team. This would be an ideal opportunity for someone looking to expand their experience and knowledge. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive admin and secretarial support within the Infectious diseases and Dermatology senior Nursing Team based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The post is 37.5 hours per week and is a friendly and fast paced environment.

Main duties of the job

  • Prioritise and organise own day-to-day work schedule, completing work within agreed timescales
  • Prepare and produce high quality correspondence, minutes, agendas, papers and reports using Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Exercise discretion and maintain a high standard of confidentiality, communication and interpersonal skills including telephone enquiries
  • Take telephone messages and disseminate to appropriate staff as required
  • Monitor appraisal compliance levels in the nursing team, book appraisals for the team, and update ESR to reflect.
  • Assist clinical educators to ensure competency packages are up to date.
  • Provide administration support in relation to patient group directives.
  • Provide secretarial support to the Matron and Senior Sisters
  • Organise and hold the Matrons diary
  • Record sickness and absence for nursing staff
  • Maintain and update databases in relation to nursing i.e. revalidation, training etc.
  • Update changes on E roster and other electronic databases to maintain a live system
  • Provide regular reports on daily nurse staffing situation as required
  • Work with Nurse in Charge to submit daily situation report
  • Attend meetings when required to take minutes and provide organisational support
  • Read and deal with post and emails on arrival, filtering and disseminating or re-directing them when appropriate
  • Disseminate information by email, post, fax and telephone

About us

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers a comprehensive package to support staff health and wellbeing.

Infection is our focus. Patients with acute and chronic infections are cared for by a highly motivated multidisciplinary team. The department is at the heart of the Trust response to the current pandemic and other emerging infectious diseases. Patients from across South Yorkshire receive specialist expert care within our Department.

Details

Date posted

13 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

190-5727-DIR

Job locations

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S102TJ


Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE level A-C - English or Equivalent Experience
  • OCR Stage 2 Word processing or equivalent
  • Secretarial qualification

Desirable

  • NVQ in Administration and Clerical

Experience

Essential

  • Secretarial experience or equivalent including using Microsoft Word, Excel, email and internet
  • Administrative experience i.e filing, using databases
  • Experience of working in an outpatient and hospital setting
  • Experience of using an EPR system to create/monitor and amend clinical activity
  • Experience of managing invoices
  • NHS experience

Desirable

  • Audio typing
  • Audit
  • Experience of working in a sexual health setting
  • Experience of working with synergy

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
  • Good understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Ability to produce high quality documents
  • Good organisational skills including prioritising
  • Calm approach to changing work situations
  • Decision making skills

Other Factors

Essential

  • Flexible and reliable approach to working practice
  • Positive attitude to tasks and teamwork
  • Ability to work across sites
  • Ability to work a flexible work pattern across the week
  • Ability to work evenings if required
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE level A-C - English or Equivalent Experience
  • OCR Stage 2 Word processing or equivalent
  • Secretarial qualification

Desirable

  • NVQ in Administration and Clerical

Experience

Essential

  • Secretarial experience or equivalent including using Microsoft Word, Excel, email and internet
  • Administrative experience i.e filing, using databases
  • Experience of working in an outpatient and hospital setting
  • Experience of using an EPR system to create/monitor and amend clinical activity
  • Experience of managing invoices
  • NHS experience

Desirable

  • Audio typing
  • Audit
  • Experience of working in a sexual health setting
  • Experience of working with synergy

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
  • Good understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Ability to produce high quality documents
  • Good organisational skills including prioritising
  • Calm approach to changing work situations
  • Decision making skills

Other Factors

Essential

  • Flexible and reliable approach to working practice
  • Positive attitude to tasks and teamwork
  • Ability to work across sites
  • Ability to work a flexible work pattern across the week
  • Ability to work evenings if required

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S102TJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S102TJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Val Parkin

v.parkin1@nhs.net

01142713545

Details

Date posted

13 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

190-5727-DIR

Job locations

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Glossop Road

Sheffield

S102TJ


Supporting documents

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