North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Administration Assistant - Clinical Assessment Service

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Job summary

We are looking for a band 2 clinical assessment service administration assistant to support the smooth running of the service. This is a full time month post to cover maternity and includes working out of hours, weekends and bank holidays until January 2025Duties include booking patient appointments and ensuring the smooth running of the clinical assessment administration service.Based at our Bernicia House site- NEAS HQ.

Main duties of the job

Booking patient appointments for our clinical assessment service, speaking to patients on the phone. Processing police requests. General admin tasks

Good administration skills, high level of attention to detail, good computer skills, empathy and a good telephone manner are required.

About us

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

Date posted

09 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year USH hours included

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

340-CASA-05-24

Job locations

Bernicia House

Newcastle

NE15 8NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed description of the main duties & responsibilities associated with the role please refer to the Job description

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed description of the main duties & responsibilities associated with the role please refer to the Job description

Person Specification

Education,Qualifications & Training

Essential

Maths GCSE (Grade C and above)/O Level or equivalent English GCSE(Grade C and above)/O Level or Equivalent

Desirable

European Computer Driving License (ECDL) CLAIT

skills,abilities & personal attributes

Essential

Prioritising own workload and the ability to work alone. Ability to engage with customers /public, Self-motivated
Excellent communication and team building skills at all levels within the organisation. Good negotiation skills. Good standard of numeracy/literacy. Strong organisational/prioritisation qualities including the management of electronic and paper based filing systems and complex data storage/access systems.

knowledge & Experience

Essential

Ability to work using their own initiative and manage own work loads Computer literate with a good understanding of spreadsheets and Microsoft Office Experience of managing electronic diaries General Office procedures

Desirable

Previous recent clerical experience including experience of taking and transcribing formal minutes

Person Specification

Education,Qualifications & Training

Essential

Maths GCSE (Grade C and above)/O Level or equivalent English GCSE(Grade C and above)/O Level or Equivalent

Desirable

European Computer Driving License (ECDL) CLAIT

skills,abilities & personal attributes

Essential

Prioritising own workload and the ability to work alone. Ability to engage with customers /public, Self-motivated
Excellent communication and team building skills at all levels within the organisation. Good negotiation skills. Good standard of numeracy/literacy. Strong organisational/prioritisation qualities including the management of electronic and paper based filing systems and complex data storage/access systems.

knowledge & Experience

Essential

Ability to work using their own initiative and manage own work loads Computer literate with a good understanding of spreadsheets and Microsoft Office Experience of managing electronic diaries General Office procedures

Desirable

Previous recent clerical experience including experience of taking and transcribing formal minutes

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

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bernicia House

Newcastle

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bernicia House

Newcastle

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

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