Job description
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator to join a friendly and proficient administration team, supporting clinicians who deliver Children & Young People's Health Visiting Service.
We are looking for someone with good IT skills, strong time management, great interpersonal & communication skills.
You will be a pivotal point of contact for people accessing the service and as such you will need to have a friendly approach & be able to build effective working relationships between yourself, colleagues & the wider service users
It is an interesting and varied role and we’d like to find someone with good humour who enjoys the challenge of a busy working environment. Daily tasks will involve communicating with service users, signposting, using excel, capturing data, managing emails and assisting clinicians with general admin.
There are two roles available, one at 22,5 hours per week and one at 30 hours per week.
Day to day duties will include providing a professional and courteous response to service users and practitioners who contact us via email or telephone.
You will be booking appointments for practitioners and updating our central clinical system appointment diary (SystmOne) and ensuring messages are passed on to the appropriate team members in a timely manner.
Working from Excel spreadsheets.
You will be working as part of an efficient and professional team.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Dorset HealthCare is in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we offer an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. Please [email protected] access the support