Job description
We are looking for Administrative Assistant to work in our Diabetes Eye Screening Service. The service plays a key role in helping to prevent diabetes related eye disease. The Diabetes Eye Screening service aims to detect and offer early treatment to people with diabetes who are developing sight threatening eye disease.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Diabetes Eye Screening Team. This will include answering calls, processing referrals, data entry, arranging and rescheduling appointments, arranging patient transport, as well as other clerical and administrative duties.
Experience of working with the public is essential.
***Please note that the advertised closing date is indicative only, this vacancy may close early when sufficient applications are received.***
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.