East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Community Midwifery Admin Assistant

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Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual, who can work well as part of the Community Midwifery Team and who can provide a high quality administration support service. The post-holder will need good written and verbal communication, strong IT skills, inter-personal and administration skills with the ability to work flexibly within a challenging environment. A proactive "can do" attitude is required and a commitment to high quality, recognising the benefits of creativity and adaptability.

Main duties of the job

To work as an effective and supportive team member within the Community Maternity Teams to provide an efficient administrative service in the day to day running of the department.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Details

Date posted

28 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

344-3895WCY

Job locations

Ashford Community Midwifery Team

William Harvey Hospital

Ashford

TN24 0LZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths.

Desirable

  • ECDL / IT qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in customer / patient facing role
  • 2 years Admin experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to cope with a changing workload.
  • Working flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise own workload within a team setting.
  • Ability to use own initiative.

Desirable

  • Data entry

Knowledge

Essential

  • Computer literate.

Desirable

  • Previous PAS experience.
  • Processing of confidential information (Data Protection Act 1998)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths.

Desirable

  • ECDL / IT qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in customer / patient facing role
  • 2 years Admin experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to cope with a changing workload.
  • Working flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise own workload within a team setting.
  • Ability to use own initiative.

Desirable

  • Data entry

Knowledge

Essential

  • Computer literate.

Desirable

  • Previous PAS experience.
  • Processing of confidential information (Data Protection Act 1998)

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 Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Community Midwifery Team

William Harvey Hospital

Ashford

TN24 0LZ


Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Community Midwifery Team

William Harvey Hospital

Ashford

TN24 0LZ


Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Midwife

Caroline Dodds

caroline.dodds@nhs.net

07967655861

Details

Date posted

28 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

344-3895WCY

Job locations

Ashford Community Midwifery Team

William Harvey Hospital

Ashford

TN24 0LZ


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