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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Contact
- Address
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Queen Victoria Road
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne and Wear
- NE1 4LP
- Contact Number
- 0191 282 0999 option 2
Admin Support Officer
Closed for applications on: 9-Dec-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 9-Dec-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Postcode
- NE7 7DN
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Harm Free Care
- Interview date
- 30/12/2024
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive Band 3 Admin Support Officer to join the multi-disciplinary (MDT) Harm Free Care (HFC) team.
This role will provide secretarial/administrative support to the teams within HFC and will give the post holder the opportunity to enhance their administration, IT and data collection skills.
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced individual with good organisational and communication skills. A keen eye for detail will be crucial to provide support to the teams, so that they can maintain an efficient and effective service.
- Interview Date: 16 December 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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The successful candidate will:
· Provide secretarial and administration support across the Harm Free Care (HFC) MDT teams including the Tissue Viability and Falls services, Clinical Standards & Quality Improvement Lead and the Information & Data Manager for Patient Services.
· Organise team diaries, take and transcribe minutes of meetings, create and maintain efficient and effective office filing and documentation systems.
· Maintain databases/spreadsheets.
· Assist with the organisation of HFC events and liaise with Harm Free Care Leads across the Trust.
· Respond to enquiries and ensure effective communication of messages both verbally and electronically.
· Provide support to the team when planning meetings and teaching sessions.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Purpose
• To provide secretarial and administration support across the Harm Free Care multidisciplinary Team including Tissue Viability, Falls, Clinical Standards & Quality Improvement Lead and Information and Data Manager for Patient Services as required.
• To organise staff diaries and arranging meetings (including the Falls and Pressure Ulcer Task Group (FPUTG), take and transcribe minutes of meetings, create and maintain efficient and effective office filing and documentation systems.
• Maintain databases / spreadsheets.
• Maintain and monitor the Clinical Standards inbox.
• Assist with the organisation of Patient Safety Investigation Response Framework (PSIRF) meetings.
• Assist with the organisation of Harm Free Care events and liaise with Harm Free Care Leads across the Trust.
• Ordering and maintaining stationery supplies.
• Arranging travel when required
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification / experience
- GSCE grade 4 or above in English and Mathematics or equivalent qualification / experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- IT literate and knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with databases / spreadsheets.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good administration skills
- Good organisational skills, including diary management / event scheduling
- Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Able to take and transcribe minutes of meetings
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caitlin Dixon
- Job title
- Falls Prevention Co-ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912448337
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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