Senior Administration Assistant

Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a well-organised, motivated and ambitious Senior Administrative Assistant. The role will be to work in a forward-thinking organisation that is committed to high quality primary care – you will be ready to embrace and manage the changes, opportunities and challenges currently facing primary care.

The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic and have a positive attitude to working as part of the highly motivated, hard-working and committed clinical and administration teams. Candidates will need strong communication skills at all levels and possess desirable leadership qualities.

The successful candidates will have the ability to support and maximise the effectiveness of our clinical and administration teams through proactive leadership

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include:

• To provide an excellent standard of service to our patients and support the administration team in all operational aspects of the core primary care business
• To provide administrative/secretarial support to clinical teams/support services within standard administrative procedures
• To contribute to the planning and development of the service as a member of the team
• To induct and supervise less experienced staff
  
  

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Person specification

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Advanced keyboard skills: RSA/OCR III or equivalent/Advanced ECDL
• ‘A’ Level/BTEC Diploma/NVQ3 Business Administration/Customer Service or equivalent experiential learning
• Demonstrable experience within A&C field at Advanced level
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of practice and procedures relevant to the area of work
• Knowledge and experience of IT systems, including Microsoft Office applications
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of using Trust IT System ESR, SystmOne
  
  

Skills And Competencies

Essential criteria

• Able to plan and prioritise effectively
• A team player
• Able to demonstrate inter-personal communication skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience in Primary Care
  
  

Applicant Requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.