Administrator

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 12 May 2025

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our busy Beacon Maternal Mental Health/Perinatal Team. We are seeking an experienced administrator to provide support to the clinical and administrative team at Studdert Kennedy House, Worcester, WR1 2AE

This post is to work 37.5 hours per week days to be confirmed.

An ability to work flexibly using your own initiative and to be a pro-active team member is essential. You must have very good organisational skills and be an effective communicator. The work is interesting and varied and full training will be provided.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake an additional assessment as part of the selection process.

Please note the Trust will not provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of the busy admin team, supporting the consultants and clinicians within the Beacon Maternal Mental Health/Perinatal Team.

You will undertake a vital role in the running of the community mental health function providing all aspects of admin support including minuting of meetings, telephone duties, dictation, processing clinic letters, generic inbox management, reception cover, when necessary, appointment booking, generic office duties and supervising staff and the day to day running of the admin function. The role will include contact with patients, carers, professionals (internal and external) and colleagues daily.

As well as being part of the Beacon Maternal Mental Health/Perinatal Team, you will be liaising regularly with consultants and the clinical team, actioning daily admin tasks. You are required to have a high level of organisational skills and not only be able to be self-motivated but be a team player.

The ability to prioritise a busy workload and work flexibly to meet demand are essential requirements of the role as well as a good customer service focus, when dealing with internal and external enquires.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9798-1380

Job locations

Studdert Kennedy House

Spring Gardens

Worcester

WR1 2AE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Administration duties specific to the role.

Providing support as required e.g. typing, data input, scanning, telephone cover, generic inbox management, liaison with patients and colleagues, appointment and diary management, maintaining accurate records, minuting of team meetings, day to day supervision of admin colleagues and problem solving.

The role may require contact with distressed and anxious patients; you will be provided with training and support to enable you to manage potentially challenging situations.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Administration duties specific to the role.

Providing support as required e.g. typing, data input, scanning, telephone cover, generic inbox management, liaison with patients and colleagues, appointment and diary management, maintaining accurate records, minuting of team meetings, day to day supervision of admin colleagues and problem solving.

The role may require contact with distressed and anxious patients; you will be provided with training and support to enable you to manage potentially challenging situations.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Put patient care at the heart of the work you do to improve health care outcomes and service delivery.
  • Deliver the highest standards and quality outcomes possible.
  • Be the best you can be, always look for ways to improve and develop to reach your potential.
  • Encourage others to develop themselves and the service through improvement, innovation and continuous development.
  • Joint working with others, e.g. patients, colleagues in the delivery of high quality healthcare.
  • Build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful and inclusive.
  • IT Skills these will be tested at interview
  • Audio typing skills
  • Minute taking skills
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to demonstrate the ability to use initiative effectively

Desirable

  • Shorthand
  • Audio typing skills
  • Minute taking skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the full range of Administrative / Secretarial procedures
  • Detailed knowledge of Microsoft Packages.
  • Understanding of the Data Protection Act and NHS Code of Confidentiality.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Willingness to commit to continuing professional development.
  • Professional manner as a representative of the Trust
  • Tact and discretion for dealing with confidential information

Desirable

  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role

Experience

Essential

  • Recent, relevant Administrative/Secretarial experience.

Desirable

  • Previous relevant NHS experience.
  • Minute taking experience.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to vocational level 3 in Business Administration or Educated to vocational level 2 with NHS administrative experience and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 3 qualification on appointment to post.
Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Put patient care at the heart of the work you do to improve health care outcomes and service delivery.
  • Deliver the highest standards and quality outcomes possible.
  • Be the best you can be, always look for ways to improve and develop to reach your potential.
  • Encourage others to develop themselves and the service through improvement, innovation and continuous development.
  • Joint working with others, e.g. patients, colleagues in the delivery of high quality healthcare.
  • Build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful and inclusive.
  • IT Skills these will be tested at interview
  • Audio typing skills
  • Minute taking skills
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to demonstrate the ability to use initiative effectively

Desirable

  • Shorthand
  • Audio typing skills
  • Minute taking skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the full range of Administrative / Secretarial procedures
  • Detailed knowledge of Microsoft Packages.
  • Understanding of the Data Protection Act and NHS Code of Confidentiality.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Willingness to commit to continuing professional development.
  • Professional manner as a representative of the Trust
  • Tact and discretion for dealing with confidential information

Desirable

  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role

Experience

Essential

  • Recent, relevant Administrative/Secretarial experience.

Desirable

  • Previous relevant NHS experience.
  • Minute taking experience.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to vocational level 3 in Business Administration or Educated to vocational level 2 with NHS administrative experience and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 3 qualification on appointment to post.

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Studdert Kennedy House

Spring Gardens

Worcester

WR1 2AE


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Studdert Kennedy House

Spring Gardens

Worcester

WR1 2AE


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Admin Manager

Victoria Barrett

tori.barrett@nhs.net

01905520100

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9798-1380

Job locations

Studdert Kennedy House

Spring Gardens

Worcester

WR1 2AE


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