NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit

Administration Assistant

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Job summary

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) work across the UK to support the Health and Social care arena. We deliver a diverse range of services from clinical to business intelligence and service planning and reform.

NECS are excited to be recruiting a new permanent post within the Continuing Health Care (CHC) team. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a team which will transform the way CHC delivers its services to stakeholders including internal staff teams, wider NECS services, patients and their families, ICB's and other professional stakeholders.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion to deliver a high standard of administration support and process driven services and a keen eye for detail.

The role is permanent, on a full-time basis, please contact us if you would like further details on this.

This is an agile post which will involve both working from an office and may involve some home working.

As part of this role you may be required to support with work across County Durham, North Cumbria and Tees Valley localities, as such the base of these posts can be flexible across these 3 areas, according to the needs of the individual.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will involve; outlook diary management, processing assessments, sending funding letters, telephone contact with professionals, families, and clients. Attend and accurately minute complex internal and external meetings/events as required, assist in the preparation of reports and presentations. Manage relationships with administrators of client representatives and other external partners.

Experience in Excel would be an advantage as some roles involve working with data associated with funding arrangements.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are required in addition to being able to work as part of team but also using own initiative at times with minimal direction to achieve tight deadlines and targets.

About us

If you have experience and skills that are transferable and are interested in joining a busy, fast paced, changing working environment we would love to hear from you and welcome your application. Full training and a comprehensive induction programme will be provided to successful applicants.

As an NHS employee you will have access to competitive and flexible benefits, including the NHS pension scheme, health service discounts, flexible working policies and annual leave on appointment of 27 days plus bank holidays.

For further information please contact Danielle Lee-Hewitt via email danielle.lee-hewett2@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

25 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

I9869-AD02-7970

Job locations

Parkhouse

Barron Way, Kingmoor Park

Carlisle

Cumbria

CA6 4SJ


Appleton House

Lanchester Road

Durham

DH1 5XZ


North Of England Commisoning Support

High Force Road

Riverside Park Industrial Estate

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS2 1RH


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high quality, professional and responsive service to senior team members from across North of England Commissioning Support (NECS), as an integral part of the NECS Administration team.

To be aware of work priorities and needs of self and senior managers to ensure all required deadlines are met.

To ensure continued professional development through accessing relevant training as agreed with line manager and the service requirements of North of England Commissioning Support.

Please see the attached Job Description in Supporting Documents for more information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high quality, professional and responsive service to senior team members from across North of England Commissioning Support (NECS), as an integral part of the NECS Administration team.

To be aware of work priorities and needs of self and senior managers to ensure all required deadlines are met.

To ensure continued professional development through accessing relevant training as agreed with line manager and the service requirements of North of England Commissioning Support.

Please see the attached Job Description in Supporting Documents for more information.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an administrative role.
  • Experience in planning and organising meetings.
  • Experience in attending and recording minutes of internal and external meetings accurately.
  • Familiar with working in an office environment.
  • Experience in working with office systems.

Desirable

  • Experience in working in a busy reception.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education 5 GCSE or equivalent including Mathematics & English or equivalent experience.
  • NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or experience of working as an administrative assistant to a senior manager.
  • In depth knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Desirable

  • RSA III typewriting (or equivalent).
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an administrative role.
  • Experience in planning and organising meetings.
  • Experience in attending and recording minutes of internal and external meetings accurately.
  • Familiar with working in an office environment.
  • Experience in working with office systems.

Desirable

  • Experience in working in a busy reception.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education 5 GCSE or equivalent including Mathematics & English or equivalent experience.
  • NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or experience of working as an administrative assistant to a senior manager.
  • In depth knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Desirable

  • RSA III typewriting (or equivalent).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit

Address

Parkhouse

Barron Way, Kingmoor Park

Carlisle

Cumbria

CA6 4SJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit

Address

Parkhouse

Barron Way, Kingmoor Park

Carlisle

Cumbria

CA6 4SJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Danielle Lee-Hewett

danielle.lee-hewett2@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

25 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

I9869-AD02-7970

Job locations

Parkhouse

Barron Way, Kingmoor Park

Carlisle

Cumbria

CA6 4SJ


Appleton House

Lanchester Road

Durham

DH1 5XZ


North Of England Commisoning Support

High Force Road

Riverside Park Industrial Estate

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS2 1RH


Supporting documents

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