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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Contact
- Address
- Edward Jenner Court
- Gloucester Business Park
- Brockworth
- Gloucestershire
- GL3 4AW
- Contact Number
- 0300 421 8333
Admin and Revalidation Assistant
Accepting applications until: 20-Oct-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 20-Oct-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Edward Jenner Court
- Address
- Pioneer Avenue, Brockworth Trading Estate, Brockworth,
- Town
- Gloucester
- Postcode
- GL3 4AW
- Major / Minor Region
- Gloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed to cover maternity leave - up to 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Administrative
- Interview date
- 04/11/2025
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
This role is offered on a fixed term basis for up to 12 months. We are looking for 2 posts and can be flexible as to how we work the hours and can accommodate full-time or part-time.
To provide an efficient secretarial and administrative support to the Medical Directorate team which comprises of Medical Director and 3 Deputy Medical Directors.
To maintain current systems and process to support the Medical Directorate function, which supports the provision of medical cover to a range of services in the Trust.
To provide PA support to the medical management team as required and provide cover for colleagues.
To maintain current systems and processes to support Doctors’ revalidation.
To provide administrative support to the the internal serious incident review processes which includes taking notes
To project the professional image of the Directorate demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communication skills with internal and external contacts.
To adopt a constantly flexible approach to ensure that all individual and Directorate objectives are completed efficiently and within given timescales.
To maintain confidentiality at all times.
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- To undertake administrative duties as required by the service including meeting notes, diary management, maintenance of spreadsheets to track activity, processes and record keeping that support doctors in their roles.
- To undertake senior office administrator duties as required, through effective use of a variety of communication methods including telephone, email and MS teams.
- To assist in the monitoring and maintenance of key revalidation processes and systems for the Trust, which includes appraisal, job plans and complaints. To ensure that doctors are compliant with their responsibilities in these areas and escalate in a timely and appropriate manner when issues of non-compliance arise.
- To provide support to doctors on the use of the e-revalidation system SARD JV, ensuring that the system is utilised, maintained and updated appropriately.
- Take minutes of meetings as required including internal review meetings and meetings with relatives/carers regarding serious untoward incidents, the content of which may be distressing or disturbing.
- To provide PA support to the medical management team as required.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To undertake administrative duties as required by the service including meeting notes, diary management, maintenance of spreadsheets to track activity, processes and record keeping that support doctors in their roles.
- To undertake senior office administrator duties as required, through effective use of a variety of communication methods including telephone, email and MS teams.
- To provide administrative support to the department which may include producing letters, reports, memos, meeting notes, the booking of appointments using Microsoft Office programmes (Big Hand, Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel, MS Teams).
- Forward planning of resources to operate the directorate, including ordering of service materials / resources and processing invoice payments.
- Create formal reports using database and spreadsheets for others as requested.
- Be able to work to deadlines as required by the service needs.
- Input and store data and information and collect, collate and report routine and simple data and information.
- Provide and receive complex and sensitive information between work colleagues and service users using tact and diplomacy.
- To communicate with a variety of people on a range of matters and keep accurate and complete records consistent with the Trust’s policies and procedures.
- To ensure any queries/complaints are dealt with appropriately following the Trust’s policies at all times referring to the appropriate department as necessary.
- Maintain personal development and mandatory training, take an active part in learning opportunities; keep an up to date record of own development review process.
- Work as part of a team, sharing responsibilities and supporting colleagues to deliver a high quality service
- Minimise health & safety and security risks to self and others; following procedures to report incidents that put health and safety and security at risk.
- Make changes in own practice and offer suggestions for improving services and pass on to the appropriate person.
- Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so, working as an effective and responsible team member prioritising own workload and organise own work to meet timescales.
- Act in ways that support equality and value diversity. Treat everyone with whom you come in contact with dignity and respect and recognise and report behaviour that undermines equality and diversity.
- Receive and make telephone calls, taking messages, dealing with telephone and email enquiries appropriately and ensuring accurate and timely communication of messages
- Assist in the organisation of meetings and conferences including arranging venues, hospitality and ensuring correct documentation is available.
- General administrative duties such as post, invoices and use of centros, filing and any other appropriate duties.
- Maintain accurate and efficient filing systems, both electronically and on paper, ensuring strict confidentiality of client/staff identifiable information.
- To assist in the monitoring and maintenance of key revalidation processes and systems for the Trust, which includes appraisal, job plans and complaints. To ensure that doctors are compliant with their responsibilities in these areas and escalate in a timely and appropriate manner when issues of non-compliance arise.
- To provide support to doctors on the use of the e-revalidation system SARD JV, ensuring that the system is utilised, maintained and updated appropriately.
- To assist in maintaining a database of medical appraisers ensuring that all appraisers are supported to have the required knowledge, skills and competence to under their role as appraisers in line with quality assurance framework.
- To provide advice and guidance, as appropriate, on the relevant processes and policies.
- To be a point of contact for doctor’s study leave and expenses; ensuring it is processed and recorded in a timely and efficient manner.
- To organise and make appropriate arrangements for the scheduling of serious incident review meetings and follow up relatives meetings. Including the maintenance of appropriate records, sending invitations, distributing papers etc.
- Take minutes of meetings as required including internal review meetings and meetings with relatives/carers regarding serious untoward incidents, the content of which may be distressing or disturbing.
- Actively manage own well-being, recognising that some of the content encountered in the delivery of regular duties may be challenging
- To provide cover for colleagues in their absence.
- This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Government’s UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
- Free car parking at many of our sites
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
- A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
- Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
- Recognition and long service awards
- Fast Track physiotherapy
- Our Wellbeing line
- Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in administration or equivalent
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of working unsupervised in a busy administrative office environment.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook.
- Proven experience of PA role
- Previous experience of working within the NHS
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to take minutes/notes of meetings.
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Proven interpersonal, oral and written skills.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Small
- Job title
- Senior Executive Assistant & Revalidation Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 421 7117
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