Community Nursing Administration Support Assistant

NHS; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Community Nursing Administration Support Assistant to assist in the administrative functions of the Children's nursing team. This role involves managing appointments, processing outcomes, and providing essential support to clinicians. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, a background in admin, and familiarity with patient systems, helping to ensure effective service delivery in a busy healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English at Grade C and above or equivalent.
• RSA/OCR Level 2 or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working in a busy office environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Children's nursing team's day-to-day administrative activities.
• Arrange outpatients appointments and process outcomes.
• Deal with stay queries and provide timely specific data reports.

Skills

Organisational skills

Excellent communication

Ability to prioritize workload

Function efficiently under pressure

Good knowledge of Microsoft packages

Knowledge of medical terminology

Education

GCSE Maths and English at Grade C and above or equivalent

RSA/OCR Level 2 or equivalent experience

Tools

Patient administration system

Job description

Community Nursing Administration Support Assistant

Applications are invited for the position of Community Nursing Administration Support Assistant. The post holder will work closely with the other team members and support the Children's Specialist Nurses and clinicians to provide and effective and efficient Service.

This is a varied role where the post holder will be expected to support the Children's nursing team's day to day administrative activities which will include arranging outpatients appointments, processing outcomes, raising requisition orders for consumables for individual patients, dealing with day to day queries, typing of outpatient clinics and provide timely specific data reports. The applicant is expected to have confident and competent computer skills become skilled with a variety of IT systems required and used by the service. The ability to work well both independently and as a member of the team is essential and candidates will need to demonstrate excellent organisational skills when managing an office.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will require excellent communication skills to deal with queries from patients, families and a variety of professionals from within the Acute service. Previous experience of working in the NHS and in the use of patient administration systems would be advantageous.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English at Grade C and above or equivalent.
• RSA/OCR Level 2 or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Experience of working in a busy office environment.
• Knowledge of a range of administrative processes.
• Experience of working within the NHS / Hospital setting.

Skills

• Ability to prioritise workload
• To function efficiently under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Good knowledge of Microsoft packages
• Knowledge of patient administration system
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Personal Qualities

• Approachable and professional in dealing with people
• Ability to work alone or as a member of a team
• A flexible attitude towards duties and responsibilities
• Friendly and efficient telephone manner

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.