Community Nursing Team Administrator

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Maidenhead; Sur place; GBP 23 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Excellent learning & career dev.

Free parking across Trust sites

Cycle to Work

Résumé du poste

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is seeking a WAM Community Nursing Team Administrator on a fixed-term 12-month contract to support the community nursing service in delivering care at patients' homes. You will provide efficient administrative and secretarial support to the team, manage IT issues, and handle confidential information with professionalism.

The role sits within an Outstanding Trust that values development, flexible working, and a supportive environment with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent including English
• Knowledge of administration and/or office procedures and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• ECDL (European Computer Driving License) or equivalent knowledge of using a variety of software programmes/packages

Responsabilités

• Provide organisational, administrative, and secretarial support to the Community Nursing Service.
• Be the first port of call for IT issues within departments.
• Liaise with staff, external organisations, and the public while handling confidential information.
• Attend meetings, take and transcribe minutes, and distribute information.
• Maintain inventory of medical equipment and liaise with estates over maintenance of medical devices and record training on devices.

Connaissances

Interpersonal communication

IT proficiency

Teamwork

Prioritisation

Formation

GCSE including English

CPD evidence

ECDL knowledge

Outils

Outlook

MS Office

Databases

IT systems navigation

Description du poste

We are looking for a WAM Community Nursing Team Administrator (Fixed Term 12 month) to join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust. As a Community Nursing Team Administrator, you will support the Community Nursing service deliver care to people in their own homes by providing effective administrative and secretarial support to the team. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further development.

Main duties of the job

• Support the effective operation of the Community Nursing Service by providing organisational, administrative, and secretarial support to the team.
• Be the first port of call for any IT issues within departments.
• Liaise effectively and professionally with all levels of staff, external organisations, and the public, dealing with confidential information in an appropriate manner.
• Attend designated meetings where the information may be complex and sensitive, taking, and transcribing minutes. Distribute information prior to and after meetings in a timely way.
• To maintain an inventory of medical equipment held by the team, liaise with estates over the maintenance of medical devices and record training on medical devices as required.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

1. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

2. Good IT skills, with the ability to navigate around various systems

3. Work effectively in a team and independently, using initiative

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Person Specification

Education, qualifications or training

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent including English
• Knowledge of administration and/or office procedures and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Previous Experience

• ECDL (European Computer Driving License) or equivalent knowledge and experience of using a variety of software programmes/packages
• Previous knowledge and experience of working in a busy office and/or customer care environment, undertaking a full range of administrative duties and supervising the work of others
• Previous experience working in a healthcare setting

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Good interpersonal, communication and reporting skills
• Ability to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others
• Ability to use a practical problem-solving approach in everyday situations
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Good IT skills, with an ability to navigate around various systems and software packages, such as Outlook, MS Office, the internet and databases
• Ability to work effectively in a team, demonstrating accountability for own work and an ability to work on own initiative.
• Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to reprioritise own work and that of others to ensure tasks are delivered on time.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work flexibly as required, with the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the post
• The post requires a degree of agility and the ability to carry light to moderate loads

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.

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust