Administrative & Project Support Officer

Job summary

Derbyshire Pathology are seeking a proactive and motivated Administrative & Project Support Officer to join our team. This exciting new role is based at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital site, and will be responsible for providing a high level of administrative support to the senior leadership team, as well as various ongoing projects. The ideal candidate will have excellent administrative skills being comfortable in leading an office environment, combined with data analysis and communication skills.

We are looking for a candidate with an advanced level of I.T. literacy, experience of using a range of applications in both the coordination of day-to-day activities and the collating of data and reports. The candidate will be able to manage busy calendars, coordinate meetings & events, take minutes, and collate/present data. Previous experience working in a demanding administrative role is essential, whilst project support experience is desirable.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide a high level of general administrative support to departmental leads and assist in the co-ordination, scoping, and implementation of projects across all areas of Derbyshire Pathology. You will have the ability to manage project information systems, input and process information and generate reports, including collating informatics data and liaising with the Business Intelligence teams.

As the first point of contact for departmental enquires you will have excellent communication skills, and also support the delivery of projects as directed by the General Manager, and Deputy General Manager. This role has line management responsibilities for Admin Support at the Chesterfield site of Derbyshire Pathology.

Closing date of applications: 26 January 2025

Interview date: 7 February 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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