Adult Safeguarding Administrator

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced administrative support member for the Adult Safeguarding Team. The role involves managing communication and providing exceptional secretarial services, primarily for diverse stakeholders, while ensuring confidentiality. This position favors candidates with a strong administrative background, particularly in healthcare settings, and embodies the trust's commitment to compassionate and inclusive practices.

Benefits

Well-established programme of support for staff

Promotes a holistic approach to wellbeing

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ secretarial and/or administrative experience required.
• Must have good education standards and experience with Excel.
• Experience within the NHS and understanding of Adult Safeguarding is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for the adult safeguarding team.
• Provide comprehensive, efficient and confidential secretarial services.
• Problem solve and prioritize tasks effectively.

Skills

Computer skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

GCSEs or equivalent

RSA3 Typing/Word Processing

ECDL NVQ4 in admin or equivalent

Tools

Excel database software

Job description

Job Overview

To support the Adult Safeguarding Team by providing a comprehensive administration and secretarial service.

Main duties of the job

To act as the first point of contact for the adult safeguarding team by telephone, for professionals and members of the public.

To take overall responsibility for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient and confidential secretarial, administrative co-ordination to the adult safeguarding team, using own initiative to problem solve and prioritise the urgency of work and to act on behalf of the team when appropriate and as required.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Good standard of education GCSEs or equivalent RSA3 Typing/Word Processing or other recognised qualification or equivalent experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• ECDL NVQ4 in admin or equivalent experience
  
  

Person Specification

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 2 years’ secretarial and/or administrative experience. Computer skills and a willingness to learn new software packages. Experience of using Excel database software. Experience of managing competing and varied demands
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within NHS/Medical Terminology Have an understanding of Adult Safeguarding
  
  

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Spec (PDF, 532.7KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Rachel Burns Job title Adult Safeguarding Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01225825320