Job summary
Are you looking for a challenging post that's both varied and interesting? The Inquest and Mortality Team at Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust has a vacancy for an enthusiastic and flexible person looking for a new challenge.
We are looking for a person with excellent clerical skills and is a team player with a flexible approach to working. A good telephone manner is essential. You should be able to demonstrate good keyboard skills and have the ability to communicate effectively on any level.
You must also be able to demonstrate flexibility and use your own initiative to carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation, thus enabling the team to utilise their time in an efficient and effective manner.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing a full secretarial and administrative support service to the Inquest and Mortality Team working to strict timescales. This will also include the collation, storage, preparation and distribution of a wide range of documentation in preparation for HM Coroner's Inquests. Therefore this role will require excellent organisational ability and communication skills.
About us
We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be the point of contact for all day to day enquires, referring where necessary to more senior staff
- Coordinates the administration processes for inquests ensuring that all information and documentation relating to the inquest is recorded, updated, filed and available when required.
- Cases will be managed according to required timescales and deadlines
- Manages casenote availability, storage and preparation for Inquests.
- Communicates with a wide range of colleagues and external stakeholders using a variety of media to provide an efficient and sensitive service in support of the Case Management Team.
- Acts within the procedures of the Trust.
- Attends mandatory training.
- Complies with Information Governance and data protection policies at all times.
- Is responsible for the maintenance and ordering of all necessary office supplies and equipment.
- Uploads information to datix
- Manages spreadsheets
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be the point of contact for all day to day enquires, referring where necessary to more senior staff
- Coordinates the administration processes for inquests ensuring that all information and documentation relating to the inquest is recorded, updated, filed and available when required.
- Cases will be managed according to required timescales and deadlines
- Manages casenote availability, storage and preparation for Inquests.
- Communicates with a wide range of colleagues and external stakeholders using a variety of media to provide an efficient and sensitive service in support of the Case Management Team.
- Acts within the procedures of the Trust.
- Attends mandatory training.
- Complies with Information Governance and data protection policies at all times.
- Is responsible for the maintenance and ordering of all necessary office supplies and equipment.
- Uploads information to datix
- Manages spreadsheets
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- Administrative qualification
Desirable
- RSA 1 / RSA 2 Word Processing
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the role specifically in relation to the sensitive information and Coroner's process.
- Minimum of two years administration experience
- Experience of working in a busy team environment
- Ability to manage own workload
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS
- Experience of working with the public and outside agencies
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- Administrative qualification
Desirable
- RSA 1 / RSA 2 Word Processing
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the role specifically in relation to the sensitive information and Coroner's process.
- Minimum of two years administration experience
- Experience of working in a busy team environment
- Ability to manage own workload
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS
- Experience of working with the public and outside agencies
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).
