QA & Administration Assistant - Aseptic Services

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed person to provide administrative support to the Aseptics team at the Royal United Hospital, Bath. Aseptics are a team within our Pharmacy department who are responsible for supporting the Trust with making drugs such as Chemotherapy or Radiopharmaceuticals, made in a highly sterile environment, which we give to our patients.

Applicants should thrive in a fast paced environment, display the Trust values, be highly motivated, flexible and have a positive attitude; with an enthusiasm to develop their administrative skills and support an ever evolving team. The post holder will co-ordinate and administer key pieces of work for the Aseptic teams, including being first point of call via telephone, supporting with key quality assurance meetings, organising and supporting audit preparations and undertaking paperwork.

You will be very organised with excellent interpersonal and computer skills. You will have the ability to communicate effectively, be able to prioritise your own workload, work on your own initiative and possess an attention to detail with data inputting.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Sarah Thompson on 01225 826936 or alternatively emailsarah.thompson118@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for moreinformation about the role.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Date posted

17 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£21,730 to £23,177 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

427-4468811-D

Job locations

Royal United Hospital

Bath

BA1 3NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for moreinformation about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for moreinformation about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE standard
  • Good standard of written & spoken English.

Desirable

  • Word processing & audio typing qualifications or RSA level II or equivalent
  • AMSPAR qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • A minimum of 1 year in an administrative or secretarial role
  • Knowledge of good office & administrative practice
  • Knowledge of Microsoft office packages.

Desirable

  • Previous administrative/secretarial experience, working in a health care environment
  • Experience of working in a customer / patient focused environment
Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE standard
  • Good standard of written & spoken English.

Desirable

  • Word processing & audio typing qualifications or RSA level II or equivalent
  • AMSPAR qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • A minimum of 1 year in an administrative or secretarial role
  • Knowledge of good office & administrative practice
  • Knowledge of Microsoft office packages.

Desirable

  • Previous administrative/secretarial experience, working in a health care environment
  • Experience of working in a customer / patient focused environment

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

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

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal United Hospital

Bath

BA1 3NG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal United Hospital

Bath

BA1 3NG


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Lead Aseptic Services

Sarah Thompson

sarah.thompson118@nhs.net

01225826936

Date posted

17 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£21,730 to £23,177 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

427-4468811-D

Job locations

Royal United Hospital

Bath

BA1 3NG


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