Hospice Service Support Administrator

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The post holder will act as key operational support for the Specialist Palliative Care Service (SPCS) based in Meadow House Hospice, ensuring smooth day-to-day running and troubleshooting any issues affecting service delivery.

They will support essential procurement processes as directed by the Admin Team and Assistant General Manager, liaising with Estates & Facilities, Charities, Finance and Procurement Services, and working within a multidisciplinary NHS environment.

Job description

The post holder will function as key operational support for the Specialist Palliative Care Service (SPCS) based in Meadow House Hospice. The role will ensure and safeguard the day to day running of the service as well as troubleshooting any operational issues that may affect service delivery. The postholder will have a key role in supporting essential procurement processes as directed by the Admin Team and Assistant General Manager. This will involve liaison with following teams: 1. Estates & Facilities team. 2. Charities team. 3. Finance team 4. Procurement Services.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual who has extensive administrative experience allied with knowledge and operational experience of working within within an NHS or similar healthcare environment. This is a varied roles that requires the individual to have excellent communication and writing skills. They will also be able manage competing workloads and ensure the smooth operational running of the hospice. They will provide support to the Assistant General Manager, Admin Team Leader and the wider administrative team as and when required. This is a challenging role and would suit someone able to work in a multi-disciplinary environment on their own initiative with minimal supervision.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.