Administrative assistant

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible working

27–33 days annual leave

Job summary

The Hospital at Home Directorate within Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Administrative Assistant: Band 3 for 34 hours per week on a permanent basis. The role focuses on managing patient information systems, ensuring data quality, coordinating referrals, and providing comprehensive administrative support to clinical and managerial staff.

Applicants should be able to handle a range of clerical duties, demonstrate strict confidentiality, and work with

Qualifications

• Experience of secretarial/clerical support to health professionals or similar roles.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and use own initiative.
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality in handling patient information.

Responsibilities

• Managing a range of secretarial/clerical support to Health Professionals and Allied Health Professionals
• Undertake duties delegated by management, using own initiative and working without supervision
• The post holder will be familiar with a full range of clerical/secretarial tasks and undertake specific duties
• The post holder will be undertaking tasks requiring strict confidentiality

Skills

Secretarial support

Clerical tasks

Data entry

Coordination

Job description

Administrative Assistant: Band 3 (34 hours)

Permanent

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to join The Hospital at Home Directorate.

The post holder will contribute to the smooth operational running of the service through the management of patient information systems, data quality assurance, coordination of referrals, ordering processes, and the provision of administrative support to clinical and managerial staff.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

• Managing a range of secretarial/clerical support to Health Professionals and Allied Health Professionals
• Undertake duties delegated by management, using own initiative and working without supervision
• The post holder will be familiar with a full range of clerical/secretarial tasks and undertake specific duties
• The post holder will be undertaking tasks requiring strict confidentiality

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stephanie Smith Job title: Team Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 922 6062

Darren Kay Team Lead - [e-mail]