An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-motivated forward thinking individual with a desire to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and expertise in the role as Administrator within the Diabetes and Endocrinology department in Ward 2 Heartlands Hospital Site at University Hospital Birmingham NHS FT to support the Ward Manager and Team.
18.75 hours per week.
The successful candidate would work with and support the Ward Manager and team providing administrative support, cascading communications and managing an electronic data base.
They would need to have good general administration skills, be polite and confident on the phone, be generally well organised in their working practices, and be able to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
They would need to have good verbal and written skills. Confidentiality and discretion is essential. The successful candidate would need to have a good level of IT skills. Familiarity with NHS systems would be desired but not essential as training will be offered and supervision and support will be provided by existing administration staff and Senior Sister.
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Good General Education (e.g. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9-4
Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a clerical environment
Previous experience in an Administrative / PA role
Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience
Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel and Outlook)
Experience of using IT systems
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.