Administration Officer

Would you like to be part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other? Would you like to work in a Trust rated outstanding from CQC? If you answered yes, we would love to hear from you - come and join our team. Applications are invited friendly, caring and compassionate individuals to work within the Community Acquired Brain Injury Service based at Monkwearmouth Hospital. The Community Acquired Brain Injury Service (CABIS) - Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside provides specialist community rehabilitation services for people with mild, moderate or complex acquired brain injury (ABI), facilitating individuals to access a range of services. The service offers specialist multi-disciplinary Neuro-rehabilitation care to individuals and their carers addressing comprehensive needs for functional and emotional support, information and advice, practical help with vocational issues, housing, benefits and care support needs. The team works to facilitate early hospital discharge from local hospitals to appropriate settings for bespoke rehabilitation, as required. The role will initially be based at Monkwearmouth and Gateshead, later moving into accommodation based in South Tyneside., Day-to-day duties will include:

• The provision of named admin support and diary management to identified members of the clinical team.
• Audio typing/formatting assessments, letters and medical reports from central inbox.
• Preparation and taking notes of meetings.
• Processing referrals, discharges and confidential patient information within the RiO electronic system.
• Handling petty cash in line with Trust policies.
• Supporting the day to day running of the admin office.
• Some occasional off site travel is required for training and development purposes.
The post holder will also undertake additional duties such as ordering supplies, requesting repairs and updating rotas and duty sheets. This list is not exhaustive.


• Experience of working in a secretarial or administrator role.
• Fast, accurate typing and note-taking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A good understanding of patient information system would be beneficial, however training will be provided.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
  
  We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.