We are looking for a highly motivated and flexible Administrative Assistant to support our local Podiatry team within Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.
You will join one of the largest and forward-thinking Podiatry teams in the country. You will be providing support to the local podiatry team to ensure service provisions within the team are run effectively and efficiently, by undertaking clinical administrative tasks, such as liaising with patients to arrange home visits, photocopying, maintaining stock levels of clinical supplies and completion of standard forms, surveys, audits and data entry.
You must be proficient with all Microsoft packages, including Outlook, Word, Excel and have the ability to use data bases and handle telephone queries.
The successful candidate would need to demonstrate good communication skills, be organised and able to work on their own initiative.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive health and well being support package to all staff as well as excellent development opportunities.
What KENT has to offer –
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The role would include – this is not an exhaustive list
•Ordering of clinical supplies
•Putting away clinical supplies/ tidying clinic cupboards and stock rotation
•Maintaining patient leaflets and handouts for clinics
•Ordering and rotating of catalogues
•Uploading temperature and cleaning logs to relevant hard drive and completing compliance excel spreadsheet
•Uploading medications delivery slips to relevant hard drive
•Printing off next appointment slips and other specific paperwork
•Managing of instruments packs, replacing missing/ blunt items, completing customer feedback form and emailing to relevant people
•Building clinical appointment templates on electronic appointment booking system
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025