Oral Health Improvement Administrator

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 13 May 2025

Job summary

This is a part time post working 15 hours per week over 2 days.

We are looking for someone with administrative background together with competent Microsoft Skills to support the Oral Health Improvement (OHI) Team in Hereford. This is a new post, from additional investment, to cover Herefordshire, working alongside the Worcestershire OHI Team and will sit within the Consultant Led Worcestershire Community Dental Service.

You will be resourceful, enthusiastic and an excellent communicator enabling you to offer a capable, professional approach to both our staff and external organisations.

Accuracy, attention to detail and a systematic approach will be valuable attributes.

There may be a need to travel to other locations within Herefordshire and Worcestershire to attend service training and meetings, therefore the ability to travel is essential.

Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.

Please note the Trust will not provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will work closely with the Oral Health Promotion Officer. You will provide a high-quality, professional administration service including formatting of PowerPoint presentations to ensure that training resources are updated and readily available for the OHI Team. You will also work closely with other healthcare professionals within Herefordshire to arrange oral health training sessions.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

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Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pro rata / £12.36 per hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9798-1360

Job locations

Benet Building

Ruckhall Lane

Hereford

Herefordshire

HR2 9RP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake administration duties that are specific to the role.

Provide administrative support as required, e.g. typing, data inputting, filing, scanning/copying and telefaxing, in line with Trust Policies and Procedures.

Answer/deal with both face-to-face and telephone enquiries.

Liaise and interact with service users and colleagues, as and when required.

Answer/deal with both face-to-face and telephone enquiries in a tactful and professional manner, recording any messages efficiently and passing them to the relevant individual in an appropriate and timely manner.

Order and maintain stock supplies, as required.

Type/word process routine documentation, e.g. letters and reports, as required.

Input data to systems on a daily basis (specific to the role).

Undertake text processing and data inputting.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake administration duties that are specific to the role.

Provide administrative support as required, e.g. typing, data inputting, filing, scanning/copying and telefaxing, in line with Trust Policies and Procedures.

Answer/deal with both face-to-face and telephone enquiries.

Liaise and interact with service users and colleagues, as and when required.

Answer/deal with both face-to-face and telephone enquiries in a tactful and professional manner, recording any messages efficiently and passing them to the relevant individual in an appropriate and timely manner.

Order and maintain stock supplies, as required.

Type/word process routine documentation, e.g. letters and reports, as required.

Input data to systems on a daily basis (specific to the role).

Undertake text processing and data inputting.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
  • Role modelling good behaviour.
  • A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
  • Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
  • Good level of literacy and numeracy.
  • Standard IT skills these will be tested at interview.
  • Good organisational skills.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of office procedures.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook.
  • Understanding of the Data Protection Act and NHS Code of Confidentiality.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to academic Level 2
  • (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2, OCR/RSA2, City and Guilds 2) in a Business Administration-related subject
  • Or
  • Considerable recent NHS administrative experience and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 2 qualification on appointment to post
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Willingness to commit to continuing professional development.
  • Professional manner as a representative of the Trust.
  • Tact and discretion for dealing with confidential information.
  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role.
  • You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.

Experience

Essential

  • Recent, relevant experience in an Administrative/Secretarial/ Reception Role

Desirable

  • Previous, relevant NHS experience.
Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
  • Role modelling good behaviour.
  • A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
  • Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
  • Good level of literacy and numeracy.
  • Standard IT skills these will be tested at interview.
  • Good organisational skills.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of office procedures.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook.
  • Understanding of the Data Protection Act and NHS Code of Confidentiality.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to academic Level 2
  • (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2, OCR/RSA2, City and Guilds 2) in a Business Administration-related subject
  • Or
  • Considerable recent NHS administrative experience and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 2 qualification on appointment to post
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Willingness to commit to continuing professional development.
  • Professional manner as a representative of the Trust.
  • Tact and discretion for dealing with confidential information.
  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role.
  • You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.

Experience

Essential

  • Recent, relevant experience in an Administrative/Secretarial/ Reception Role

Desirable

  • Previous, relevant NHS experience.

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Benet Building

Ruckhall Lane

Hereford

Herefordshire

HR2 9RP


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Benet Building

Ruckhall Lane

Hereford

Herefordshire

HR2 9RP


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Business Manager

Rachel Wakley

Rachel.Wakley@nhs.net

07918674411

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pro rata / £12.36 per hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9798-1360

Job locations

Benet Building

Ruckhall Lane

Hereford

Herefordshire

HR2 9RP


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