Senior Administrative Assistant - Immunisation Team

NHS; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant for their Immunisation Team. This role involves managing administrative tasks, liaising with various stakeholders, and supporting public health initiatives. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and proven administrative experience. The position offers flexibility in hours and aims to enhance the efficiency of the immunisation process.

Qualifications

• Proven administration skills and experience.
• Experience in typing/word processing and data entry.
• Knowledge of Administrative and Organisational Policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage administrative tasks for accurate data availability.
• Liaise with stakeholders for the School Aged Immunisation Programme.
• Provide administrative support to the CYPS Immunisation Team.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

IT Literacy

Education

ECDL or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

RiO

Systm1

Web Based Applications

Job description

Go back Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Administrative Assistant - Immunisation Team

The closing date is 02 June 2025

Are you a Senior Administrator looking for a varied and challenging either full-time/part-time or job share fixed term position from August 2025 until March 2026?

The Gloucestershire Immunisation Administrative Team are looking for a reliable, well organised, flexible and highly motivated individual(s) to provide a comprehensive administration service to the Immunisation Team. You will need to be conscientious, with the ability to work under pressure, plan and coordinate a demanding workload in order to meet strict deadlines. The nature of the work requires accuracy, sensitivity and confidentiality.

Main duties of the job

Excellent communication skills are essential as is the ability to liaise with senior managers, clinical team members and people at all levels. The successful applicant should have robust computer skills and have the ability to learn new skills and processes. A common sense approach to work is important as well as having the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in a professional manner at all times. You will also be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team with a positive and solution-focused attitude.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

• To proactively manage/coordinate administrative tasks to ensure that accurate data is available to CYPS both for clinical purposes and reporting requirements.
• Respond to requests for information from patients, health professionals and other agencies following corporate standards.
• To proactively liaise with all stakeholders assuring the promotion, coordination and delivery of the of the School Aged Immunisation Programme.
• To process and input data within the immunisation web based tool.
• To support the Public Health Nursing team in the delivery of safeguarding processes.
• To provide supervision and support in accordance with the Trusts Supervision Policy.
• Provide and receive confidential and supportive information from staff, clients, their carers and the general public and take the appropriate action to ensure their satisfaction.
• Respond to requests for information following corporate standards.
• To ensure all communications are accurate, timely and well presented as per corporate standards.
• To work as part of a team providing administrative support to assist the CYPS Immunisation Team.
• To update and access electronic patient records with client information and changes to patient details.
• Act as key administrative contact for all stakeholders.
• To provide cover for other administration staff in their absence or as required.
• Assist in data collection for audits, surveys and performance monitoring inputting and retrieving data as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• ECDL or equivalent

Experience

• Proven administration skills and experience
• IT literate, experience in typing/word processing and data entry
• Previous experience within a Customer /Business environment

Professional.Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

• Knowledge of Administrative and Organisational Policies, Process and Procedures
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Word and Excel
• Knowledge in data collection for audits, surveys and performance monitoring inputting and retrieving data as required
• Knowledge of RiO, Systm1 and NIVs
• Knowledge of Web Based Applications

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

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearper annum pro rata