NHS AfC: Band 3

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community health and care provider in Sussex. Our expert teams deliver a wide range of medical, nursing and therapeutic care to over 9,000 people a day, serving a total population of 1.3 million.

We pride ourselves in providing excellent care at the heart of the community. In July 2018, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) gave us an improved 'Good' rating, with 'Outstanding' features. 96% of our patients said they would recommend our services to their friends and family, and we attribute this to the hard work and dedication of each and every one of our teams.

We offer our staff a multitude of benefits; flexible working, free health and wellbeing checks, three tax efficient workplace nurseries rated 'Good' and 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, and a wide range of exciting learning and development opportunities including external courses, conferences, and a Graduate Studentship Scheme.

The Trust is signed up to the disability confident scheme and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Team Administrator to be an integral member of our busy and friendly team and to support the effective operation of the Proactive Care + Team in Chanctonbury area based at Steyning Health Centre. Ideally the post is full time 08.30 to 16.30 Monday to Friday but we can be flexible.

We are committed to our Trust's core values of Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions and Delivering Excellence and if you embody these commitments, we'd like to hear from you.

You will deliver excellent customer service at all times in your communications with a range of professionals, referrers and patients. You will require excellent telephone and communication skills to ensure all liaison is of the highest standard.

You will provide an efficient and robust administrative service, working to deadlines when required and planning and prioritising workload independently, demonstrating initiative and flexibility.

You will assist with the improvement of data quality and ensure accurate and timely data inputting of client information to meet local and national standards.

You will have previous administrative experience, preferably within the NHS supporting teams, and be able to produce presentable and accurate typed documents, develop and manage filing systems and be proficient with using Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Word and Excel. You should have recognised admin/secretarial/computer qualifications or equivalent knowledge gained through relevant experience.

You will show commitment to personal development and be able to identify your own learning needs as part of the Trust's annual appraisal system.

This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. Please ensure that you check your e:mails on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically also; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees.

Working towards equality.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Team Admin band 3
• Team Admin PS band 3
• Staff Benefits Brochure
• About Us

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