Assistant Clinical Administrator
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our nursing team, this diverse position involves supporting patients through a telephone helpline as well as supporting the Clinical Administrator in producing nursing rosters and other administrative duties. You will be part of a friendly and supportive team and work within a position that is truly valued by patients and nurses alike.
Royal Papworth Hospital is proud to employ a diverse workforce who are encouraged to use their individuality to provide exceptional and personalised patient care. We believe that our strength as an organisation relies on our ability to foster an environment which encourages using our differences as a strength.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an individual who can work autonomously as well as part of a team. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be empathetic and will be able to troubleshoot problems through a patient helpline and where needed refer the patient to other members of the MDT.
You will work closely with the senior nursing team and in the absence of the Clinical administration will be responsible in ensuring that the ward is adequately staffed with the appropriate skill mix. You must have the ability to be reactive and problem solve when dealing with short notice staffing issues.
You will be responsible for the stock management of ventilators and interfaces and other items not managed by the procurement department. You will need to be able to liaise confidently with other outside agencies. To have experience of Microsoft excel, electronic systems & electronic rostering systems would be advantageous.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Details
Date posted
15 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
175-2324-2-TW170
Job locations
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer's website
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