Support Officer

Job summary

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO MATERNITY COVER

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Support Officer to work within the Long Term Care Team based at Block A, Neath Port Talbot Hospital to cover Maternity Leave for 12 months.

The post holder will manage and oversee the administration of the Long Term Care office providing an effective and efficient support service for the Long Term Care Team, its staff and members, responding to the demands made from the public or the NHS health bodies and organisations.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for providing support to the Long Term Care Manager in terms of diary management, planning and co-ordination of meetings, liaison with partners and internal and external stakeholders and secretarial duties.

The post holder is responsible for the day to day operational processes in relation to the planned respite care contract. This includes communicating with families and carers, the nursing home, ambulance services. The post holder is also required to develop and maintain the respite care database.

The post holder is required to log all incoming administrative work and allocate tasks on a daily basis to the team's administrative assistants. It is also the responsibility of the post holder to ensure that all tasks are prioritised and completed to meet deadlines. The post holder has supervisory responsibility for administrative assistants.

The Post holder is the named person responsible for the dispatch of sensitive/secure items which must be taken to a post office and sent using a recorded delivery service. The post holder will be responsible for holding and accounting for a small petty cash float undertaking the necessary check balances with finance officers.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.