Employer: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: William Harvey Hospital
Town: Ashford
Salary: £23,615 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/02/2025 23:59
Admin Assistant
Band 2
Job Overview
To provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support to the secretarial team, ensuring continuity of service.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Opening and distribution of post
2. Scanning documents and maintaining patients' electronic files
3. Providing support to the secretaries, Consultants, and their teams
Working for Our Organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.
Person Specification
Skills
* General understanding of office practices and administration
* Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
* Ability to communicate with, coordinate and liaise with a multidisciplinary team
* Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment
* Good interpersonal skills
* Previous experience of working in an administrative role
* Previous NHS experience
* Knowledge of NHS systems
Qualifications
* GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
* NVQ2, or working towards NVQ2, in Business Administration or similar administrative field
The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer-facing roles.
Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.
We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.
#J-18808-Ljbffr