Primary Care Sheffield

Administrative Assistant

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Job summary

The future is exciting. Are you ready to join Primary Care Sheffield (PCS) as our new Administrative Assistant?

Growing collaboration within healthcare in Sheffield provides PCS with a wide range of working-at-scale opportunities which can improve patient pathways and reduce cost. In order to match our ambition with our ability to deliver our services effectively and safely, we require an Executive Administrative Assistant to support our Senior Executive Assistant as part of our small corporate administration team.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with our Senior Executive Assistant to support the Exec Team who lead PCS, it is your job to provide support to enable the Senior Executive Assistant to provide excellent administrative services.

This is a responsible, varied and challenging role, suitable for someone who works well under pressure, is self-motivated and can multitask, whilst still working to a very high standard.

About us

Primary Care Sheffield (PCS) is a GP-led organisation. Our shareholders are 75 GP practices in Sheffield covering over half a million patients. As well as providing a unified voice for general practice in the city, we play an active role both within our Accountable Care Partnership (ACP) and the wider South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (ICS).

General practice working at scale through PCS enables us to:

· Improve the quality of GP referrals into secondary care with the provision of education, support and referral guidance to practices across ten outpatient specialities.

· Provide evening and weekend appointments, 52 weeks-a-year, with GPs, nurses, physiotherapists and phlebotomists at six sites around the city.

· Deliver core general practice through the Clover Group of seven GP practices

· Operate 24hr ECG and vasectomy clinics and the NHS Health Checks programme for the city

· Provide governance and support to practices to enable them to work together in neighbourhoods

We’re ambitious for our shareholders and so we continue to work hard, both with providers and commissioners, to find new ways of maximising positive patient outcomes and experiences.

Details

Date posted

28 January 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18,911.25 to £21,485.28 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3466-22-3169

Job locations

722 Prince of Wales Road

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S9 4EU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

· The responsibility of providing support to the Senior Exec Assistant to provide support to the executive to support the achievement of company goals, and that administrative operations run efficiently

· To support the Senior Exec Assistant to effectively manage the diaries of the Exec Team

· To provide administrative support for a range of meetings, to support the development and distribution of papers, diarising future meetings and for the chasing of agreed actions.

· Support the Senior Exec Assistant to ensure the senior executives’ priorities are met, organisational goals are achieved, and best administrative practices are upheld

· To undertake IT related administration as required.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

· Support the Senior Executive Assistant to service meetings (agendas, taking minutes, conveying decisions, and related correspondence)

· Support diary management for Senior Management and Board

· Support the Senior Executive Assistant to manage, co-ordinate and arrange Exec travel and travel related activities, including hotel booking, transportation and any other travel related needs or information

· Perform administrative and office support (e.g. typing, dictation, emails, spreadsheet design, maintenance of the filing system, contacts database)

· Prepare and edit documentation in Word, Excel and PowerPoint to produce materials for internal and external meetings and / or conferences coordinating the production of agendas and meeting papers for timely distribution in advance of meetings

General

The post holder will:

· Any other duties as required which are commensurate with the post.

· To ensure that all duties are carried out in line with PCS policies and procedures

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

· The responsibility of providing support to the Senior Exec Assistant to provide support to the executive to support the achievement of company goals, and that administrative operations run efficiently

· To support the Senior Exec Assistant to effectively manage the diaries of the Exec Team

· To provide administrative support for a range of meetings, to support the development and distribution of papers, diarising future meetings and for the chasing of agreed actions.

· Support the Senior Exec Assistant to ensure the senior executives’ priorities are met, organisational goals are achieved, and best administrative practices are upheld

· To undertake IT related administration as required.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

· Support the Senior Executive Assistant to service meetings (agendas, taking minutes, conveying decisions, and related correspondence)

· Support diary management for Senior Management and Board

· Support the Senior Executive Assistant to manage, co-ordinate and arrange Exec travel and travel related activities, including hotel booking, transportation and any other travel related needs or information

· Perform administrative and office support (e.g. typing, dictation, emails, spreadsheet design, maintenance of the filing system, contacts database)

· Prepare and edit documentation in Word, Excel and PowerPoint to produce materials for internal and external meetings and / or conferences coordinating the production of agendas and meeting papers for timely distribution in advance of meetings

General

The post holder will:

· Any other duties as required which are commensurate with the post.

· To ensure that all duties are carried out in line with PCS policies and procedures

Person Specification

Circumstances

Essential

  • Ability to travel within and around Sheffield/South Yorkshire.

Desirable

  • Ability to work additional hours / work flexibly.
  • Full driving licence and own vehicle.

Behaviours and Values

Essential

  • Commitment to deliver high quality, excellent value, effective and efficient services.
  • Calmness, flexibility and adaptability.
  • Commitment to continuous professional development.
  • Honesty and openness in communicating with colleagues.
  • Ability to juggle competing priorities

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing support to Senior Executives
  • Experience of working in a demanding and fast paced environment
  • Substantial experience of diary management
  • Experience of working within data protection and dealing with confidentiality and information sharing
  • Experience of convening, facilitating and minuting meetings

Qualifications

Essential

  • Very good standard of oral and written English and mathematics (level 3 or above)

Desirable

  • Business / Administration qualification.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of administrative systems and the ability to develop new administrative ways of working
  • Sound IT skills, especially MS Office applications

Desirable

  • Knowledge/experience of PCS and/or operators of similar services.
  • Knowledge of primary care, general practice and its connections with secondary care and commissioning.
Person Specification

Circumstances

Essential

  • Ability to travel within and around Sheffield/South Yorkshire.

Desirable

  • Ability to work additional hours / work flexibly.
  • Full driving licence and own vehicle.

Behaviours and Values

Essential

  • Commitment to deliver high quality, excellent value, effective and efficient services.
  • Calmness, flexibility and adaptability.
  • Commitment to continuous professional development.
  • Honesty and openness in communicating with colleagues.
  • Ability to juggle competing priorities

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing support to Senior Executives
  • Experience of working in a demanding and fast paced environment
  • Substantial experience of diary management
  • Experience of working within data protection and dealing with confidentiality and information sharing
  • Experience of convening, facilitating and minuting meetings

Qualifications

Essential

  • Very good standard of oral and written English and mathematics (level 3 or above)

Desirable

  • Business / Administration qualification.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of administrative systems and the ability to develop new administrative ways of working
  • Sound IT skills, especially MS Office applications

Desirable

  • Knowledge/experience of PCS and/or operators of similar services.
  • Knowledge of primary care, general practice and its connections with secondary care and commissioning.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Sheffield

Address

722 Prince of Wales Road

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S9 4EU


Employer's website

http://www.primarycaresheffield.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Sheffield

Address

722 Prince of Wales Road

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S9 4EU


Employer's website

http://www.primarycaresheffield.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Laura Pattman

laura.pattman@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

28 January 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18,911.25 to £21,485.28 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3466-22-3169

Job locations

722 Prince of Wales Road

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S9 4EU


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