East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Personal Assistant to Care Group

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the William Harvey Hospital for a Personal Assistant to Care Group within the William Harvey Care Group at East Kent Hospitals. This post is for 37.5 hours per week.

We seek a highly motivated individual with exceptional administrative capabilities. The ideal candidate will demonstrate adaptability in a dynamic and rapidly evolving work environment, showcasing proficiency and expertise in Microsoft Office applications and hospital-based IT Systems

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to provide a flexible resource to support teams in the provision of professional administration services. You will support the Care Group Triumvirate with diary Management, event planning, administration of meetings including note taking and data analysis and data input to maintain existing databases. You will also support Heads of Nursing, Heads of Operations and our Business Partners with room bookings and supporting the organising of events or Care Group meetings.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals 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.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Details

Date posted

27 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

344-7519WHH

Job locations

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road, Willesborough

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

  • A'Level or NVQ Level 3 qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Use of Trust systems, including BusinessWorld, Trac, ESR, Information portal, Office

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years experience in an administration role.
  • Prioritise workload and work under pressure.
  • Working with a multi-disciplinary team.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A'Level or NVQ Level 3 qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Use of Trust systems, including BusinessWorld, Trac, ESR, Information portal, Office

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years experience in an administration role.
  • Prioritise workload and work under pressure.
  • Working with a multi-disciplinary team.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road, Willesborough

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

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road, Willesborough

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:

Business Administration Manager

Helen Pope

hpope@nhs.net

01233651953

Details

Date posted

27 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

344-7519WHH

Job locations

William Harvey Hospital

Kennington Road, Willesborough

Ashford

TN24 0LZ


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