Administrator

NHS Scotland; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training provided

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an administrative support role within Universal Children’s Services in the Forth Valley area. The post involves providing a comprehensive admin service to Health Visitors and School Nurses and contributing to universal child health service administration.

Duties include minutes, data entry, and using IT systems to read, analyse and record patient information. Strong communication and teamwork are essential, with training provided and a fixed, rotating hours schedule.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work well in a team.
• Experience with patient/client data entry and using computerised systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administration to Health Visitors and School Nurses.
• Support admin for Universal Children’s Services.
• Take minutes, manage records, and handle data entry and retrieval.
• Liaise with other departments by phone and face-to-face.

Skills

communication skills

time management

team player

Tools

IT systems

Job description

The jobholder provides a comprehensive administration service to Health Visitors and School Nurses; they will also be part of the overall admin support for Universal Children’s Service.

Universal Children’s Services has a specific role in arranging the delivery of healthcare services to meet the needs of communities across Forth Valley. The department provides day to day administration to support services, ensuring the smooth running and effective management of resources within Universal Children’s Services and to ensure the highest possible delivery of patient care.

Duties are varied and will include, minutes of meetings, the use of IT equipment including local and national systems to read, analyse and record patient/client information data entry, entering and retrieving information via computerised systems, liaising with other departments by telephone and face‑to‑face.

Candidates should have excellent communication skills with good interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload, have an approachable disposition and be used to working as part of a team.

Training and support will be given to the successful applicants.

Hours will be worked: Week 1 Monday and Tuesday 08.30-16.30, Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday 08.30-16.30.

Any enquiries please contact Karen McCreadie, Unit Administrator on [e-mail]

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Level 2 Disclosure Scotland check.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.