Admin Assistant

Primary Care Careers

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Job summary

East Anglia's Children's Hospice are currently seeking a confident admin assistant to join their busy reception team on a permanent, part-time basis. The role is offered on 30 hours per week, to work across 4/5 days at The Nook Hospice site in Norwich.

Working with the lead administrator you will cover both the admin office and front desk. We would welcome applications from organised, adaptable and friendly individuals who are keen to help us provide high levels of customer service.

Main duties of the job

  • Welcome families, service users, visitors to the hospice and provide support the admin needs of the hospice.
  • Deal with post and distribute them appropriately.
  • Provide secretarial support as required, e.g. typing letters and reports.
  • Taking and typing minutes.
  • General photocopying, scanning and filing.
  • Excel mail merges.
  • Update SystmOne.

About us

East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares for children and young people with life threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Over the past 30 years, EACH has developed an enviable reputation in the field of children's palliative care.

We are the largest provider of palliative and end of life care and support for children and their families in East Anglia, delivering a comprehensive range of services in our hospices, family homes, hospital and wider community. All three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.

We offer a comprehensive range of benefits:

  • Free onsite parking
  • Enhanced annual leave entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK bank holidays
  • Subsidised meals
  • Additional holiday purchase scheme
  • AVIVA pension package up to 7% employer contribution inc life insurance
  • NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
  • Free eye tests
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee assistance programme

Date posted

25 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,500 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8516

Job locations

Pigot Lane

Norwich

Norfolk

NR14 7PX


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CSE/GCSE English and Maths grade C or above or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Good English language skills.
  • Excellent IT skills, Word, Excel, Outlook, Explorer, Internet and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, working in a confidential and discreet manner.
  • A knowledge of databases.
  • Ability to multi-task, work efficiently and maintain a high level of attention to detail, when under pressure.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as independently.
  • SystmOne experience would be an advantage.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CSE/GCSE English and Maths grade C or above or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Good English language skills.
  • Excellent IT skills, Word, Excel, Outlook, Explorer, Internet and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, working in a confidential and discreet manner.
  • A knowledge of databases.
  • Ability to multi-task, work efficiently and maintain a high level of attention to detail, when under pressure.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as independently.
  • SystmOne experience would be an advantage.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

Pigot Lane

Norwich

Norfolk

NR14 7PX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Pigot Lane

Norwich

Norfolk

NR14 7PX


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

East Anglia's Children's Hospices

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

25 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,500 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8516

Job locations

Pigot Lane

Norwich

Norfolk

NR14 7PX


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