Microbiology Administrator

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Combe Raleigh; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

NHS Pension

Cycle to work

Staff discounts

Flexible working

Job summary

The Microbiology Department at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides a diagnostic service across Northern and Eastern Devon from two hospitals, the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and North Devon District Hospital.

You will support the busy Microbiology team with administrative tasks, monitor email inboxes and clinics, answer phone calls and assist with meetings and daily records.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support in a busy clinical or hospital setting.
• Ability to monitor multiple inboxes, answer calls and book/prepare meetings.
• Proficient with administrative software and NHS systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Microbiology team, including Managers and Consultants.
• Monitor Consultant and Laboratory email inboxes and clinics; manage calendars.
• Support laboratory meetings and day-to-day administrative tasks.

Skills

Administrative support

Phone handling

Communication

Education

GCSEs or equivalent

Tools

Electronic Staff Record

Job description

More detail about the role The Microbiology Department at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is based across two hospitals, the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and North Devon District Hospital. It is part of the Pathology service providing a diagnostic Microbiology service to the Trust and community across Northern and Eastern Devon. Both sites offer an on-site restaurant and a choice of coffee/tea outlets. The laboratory has its own rest area within the department. You will be providing administrative support to the busy Microbiology team, including Managers, Consultants, Seniors, Biomedical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Assistants. You will be assisting in the monitoring of Consultant and Laboratory email inboxes and clinics, answering phone calls, using the electronic staff record on a daily basis and supporting laboratory meetings and other administrative

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

Benefits

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there. Looking after you is important to us. We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

• You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
• Salary is not the only financial benefit You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
• You will also have access to other benefits including: National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme