Find More Than 10K+
United Kingdom Jobs

Job description

The Administrative Assistant will provide administrative support and assist in the operational management of the Palliative Care Service. The main aspects of the role will be to support the Nurse Consultant and team members to ensure the smooth running of operations and service delivery standards are met. The post holder will be based in the palliative care service at the Homerton hospital which provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care to patients and their families at the hospital and Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

• To maintain realistic and manageable diaries
• Act as a first point of contact for telephone calls, and where appropriate using own initiative to deal with issues
• To ensure all aspects of meetings/conferences are organised, agenda developed, and prompt action taken maintaining timely responses to deadlines at all times
• To ensure all aspects of the departmental education programmes, internally and externally, are organised and run smoothly, keeping an up-to-date record
• Attend departmental meetings, record accurate minutes, and disseminate them to relevant individuals/team
• Responsible for drafting correspondence that may be required or requested, and attaching any appropriate documentation
• Ensure all incoming mail/emails are prioritised and forwarded to relevant individuals and dealing with routine correspondence
• Organise and maintain effective communication between the service and the wider teams across the Trust
• Collate relevant information on behalf of the Nurse Consultant as requested for the development of business planning, palliative and end-of-life care strategy, and various project initiatives
• Maintain the service’s spreadsheets and assist in data collection and analyses
• Assist the Nurse Consultant to ensure all performance standards are met
• Coordinate and participate in projects as delegated by the Nurse Consultant and actively participate in service improvement and clinical governance initiatives

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 attachments on this page.