Job summary
The Transfer of Care Hub at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity and invite applications for experienced, highly enthusiastic individuals to join our team.
The Transfer of Care Hub (TOCH) provides hospital based staff a central route to refer and access community based services to support and facilitate patient discharges.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 4 Administrator you will provide support to the Transfer of Care Hub to provide a high quality secretarial, administration and information service and act as a central reference point to all staff within the service including clinicians, managerial staff and Trust stakeholders.
The role comprises of a wide range of duties and requires the ability to use multiple computer systems, be able to manage and prioritise own workloads without direct supervision and have strong communication and organisational skills. An ability to understand the need for maintaining confidentiality at all times is essential.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates will need to be forward thinking and have a problem solving approach, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
The post will include weekend working and Bank Holiday cover on a rota basis.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving service to ensure patients receive enhanced discharge planning, continuity of care and a seamless transition between care providers beyond the acute hospital environment.
We recommend that all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates will need to be forward thinking and have a problem solving approach, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
The post will include weekend working and Bank Holiday cover on a rota basis.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving service to ensure patients receive enhanced discharge planning, continuity of care and a seamless transition between care providers beyond the acute hospital environment.
We recommend that all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience within an NHS or local authority setting
- oExcellent working experience on Microsoft Office
- oDemonstrated ability to sustain initiative and direction under difficult circumstances.
- oExperience of working within complex teams.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to diploma level or NVQ level 4 or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oData Processing and analysis
Skills
Essential
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oAble to work as part of a team and independently
- oAbility to work autonomously using own initiative.
- oAbility to prioritise work streams and deliver high quality and accurate work to tight deadlines.
Desirable
- oExposure to dealing with complaints
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oCompassionate
- oFlexible
- oAble to act on own initiative, and without supervision
- oMaintain confidentiality
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience within an NHS or local authority setting
- oExcellent working experience on Microsoft Office
- oDemonstrated ability to sustain initiative and direction under difficult circumstances.
- oExperience of working within complex teams.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to diploma level or NVQ level 4 or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oData Processing and analysis
Skills
Essential
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oAble to work as part of a team and independently
- oAbility to work autonomously using own initiative.
- oAbility to prioritise work streams and deliver high quality and accurate work to tight deadlines.
Desirable
- oExposure to dealing with complaints
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oCompassionate
- oFlexible
- oAble to act on own initiative, and without supervision
- oMaintain confidentiality
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.
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.
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).
