Administration Officer

NHS Scotland; Fort William; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare service in Fort William is looking for a motivated Administrator to join its Community Nursing Team. The role requires extensive administration experience, preferably in healthcare, and proficiency in Microsoft Word. Responsibilities include providing receptionist duties for nurses and developing effective data collection systems. Applicants should possess excellent communication and organizational skills. The position is for 24.7 hours per week, from Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Extensive administration experience required, preferably in healthcare.
• Must understand and apply strict code of confidentiality.
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Word is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide receptionist and telephonist duties for Community nurses.
• Ensure callers and visitors are treated courteously.
• Develop and administer effective systems for data collection.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to work flexibly

Initiative

Education

Good general education

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Knowledge of medical terminology

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

East Lochaber Community Nursing Team are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Administrator to work with the Team based predominantly in Fort William Health Centre.

The preferred candidate must have good general education, work to high professional standards and understand and apply strict code of confidentiality. Extensive administration experience required, preferably within a health care setting.

Experience in the use of Microsoft Word is essential, whilst other Microsoft Office packages and knowledge of medical terminology are desirable.

Possession of excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work flexibly and use initiative.

Provide receptionist and telephonist duties for the Community nurses ensuring that all callers and visitors are treated courteously and any issues or problems they raise are resolved satisfactorily.

To develop and administer effective systems for data collection and analysis as required.

The hours for this post is 24.7hrs per week Monday to Friday.

Informal enquiries to: Fiona Byrne Integrated Team Lead – East Lochaber Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail]

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this role.

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

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