Clinical Administrator - Paediatrics

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is seeking a Clinical Administrator for their Paediatric Department. This role involves supporting clinicians and ensuring high levels of patient care in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has secretarial experience, excellent communication skills, and can work well under pressure. We offer competitive benefits including training, career progression opportunities, and paid annual leave.

Benefits

Training & development

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Good level of recent secretarial experience in a busy office environment.
• NHS experience required.
• Proficient in typing and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Support clinicians to achieve exemplary patient care.
• Deal with patients and ensure high levels of customer service.
• Collaborate with the clinical team of Consultants, junior doctors, and specialist nurses.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good interpersonal skills

Excellent typing and audio typing skills

Organizational skills

Ability to handle difficult situations

Education

Evidence of good general education to GCSE Grade C or above

IT training on office software packages

NVQ3 Business & Administration or equivalent

NVQ 4 in administration or equivalent

Tools

Multiple software packages

Job description

• A passion to improve patient experience?
• A sense of accountability?

As a Clinical Administrator in the Paediatric Department you will play a vital role in supporting clinicians to achieve exemplary patient care. If you enjoy variety in a fast-paced environment wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference and have the ability to work under pressure at times and you can answer "yes" to the above then we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will need to deal with patients, clinicians & others staff members, ensuring high levels of customer service and attention to detail. You will have regular interaction with the secretarial management team & the departmental service manager. It is essential that you are able to demonstrate good interpersonal, verbal & written skills & have a "can do" attitude.

Main duties of the job

You will have a good level of IT literacy as you will be using multiple software packages. You will be empathetic, efficient, hardworking & resilient.

This role will keep you both challenged & busy as you work closely with colleagues to support the clinical team of Consultants, junior doctors & specialist nurses.

Potential applicants should ensure they evidence the skills listed above in their application.

In return we offer our employees:

• Training & development including paid apprenticeships leading to valuable qualifications
• Career progression opportunities
• 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 33 days with continued service
• Contributory pension scheme

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer & believes in treating everyone with dignity & respect. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to the health & wellbeing of our staff & we have a number of initiatives which promotes our supportive & inclusive approach to staff health & wellbeing, career development & benefits.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of good general education to GCSE Grade C or above, including Maths and English
• IT training on office software packages
• NVQ3 Business & Administration or equivalent
• NVQ 4 in administration or equivalent

Experience

• Good level of recent secretarial experience in a busy office environment
• NHS experience

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to communicate with, co-ordinate and liaise with a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent typing, word processing and audio typing skills. IT skills for data entry
• Good organisational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle difficult situations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum, pro rata