Job summary An exciting opportunity has come up to join our Corporate Senior Nursing Team as the Nursing and Quality Administrator. Responsibilities will be to provide a range of administrative/secretarial support relevant to area, ensuring that urgent matters are actioned and escalated without delay. You will be required to manage diaries, calendar invites and where required email inboxes with the directorate. You will support, supervise and co-ordinate other members of the team as required to ensure the smooth running of the directorate. You will also have the opportunity to actively participate in the development of improvements for the service, incorporating new practices and ways of working. Main duties of the job You will provide administrative support to the following: Associate Director of Quality Improvement and Medical Directorate Head of Quality Improvement and Clinical Outcomes Head of Clinical Effectiveness Head of Patient Experience Infection Prevention and Control Team Accrediting Care at ESNEFT Team Deteriorating Patient Team Moving and Handling Team About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?vGkPu7HphU8A Date posted 23 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 432-HR2064-24 Job locations Colchester General Hospital Colchester CO4 5JL Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification Experience Essential Previous administrative role Working collaboratively as part of a team Advanced IT Systems including - Microsoft Office Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation Desirable Experience within relevant work area Experience of working with members of the public NHS experience Supervision/co-ordination of other team members Qualifications Essential GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent experience Knowledge Essential Confidentiality and Data Protection Customer service Desirable NHS Knowledge of relevant work area Person Specification Experience Essential Previous administrative role Working collaboratively as part of a team Advanced IT Systems including - Microsoft Office Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation Desirable Experience within relevant work area Experience of working with members of the public NHS experience Supervision/co-ordination of other team members Qualifications Essential GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent experience Knowledge Essential Confidentiality and Data Protection Customer service Desirable NHS Knowledge of relevant work area 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 details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Colchester General Hospital Colchester CO4 5JL Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)