Administration Officer - Gloucestershire Wheelchair Assessment Service

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham

Administration Officer - Gloucestershire Wheelchair Assessment Service

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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 days ago, 29 Mar | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 3d824a055f0743d585cb42ef462324e5

Full Job Description

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking 'what matters to you'.
We're passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us ., We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to join our team! We are looking for someone who will provide high level confidential administrative support to Gloucestershire Wheelchair Assessment Service., The post holder will work to provide administrative support to the Wheelchair Service.
· To work closely within the multi-disciplinary team providing administration support for the requirements of the service as led by the Clinical Team Lead
· To support the management of referrals into the services, support administration to the patient care pathway and to be the main contact for the service
· To support the requirements of the service as led by the Administrative Manager and Clinical Team Leader
· To project the professional image of the business through demonstrating excellent customer service in all activities
· To adopt a constantly flexible approach to ensure that all individual and team objectives are completed efficiently and within given timescales.
· To maintain/update information of the Trust's patient information system
· To maintain confidentiality at all times
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Join our team and you'll discover our working environment is quite unique. We empower people and trust them to make their own decisions for customers with none of our calls being scripted. You will provide an outstanding level of admin support to an all age, all disability countywide service - we look after everyone who needs a wheelchair full time in Gloucestershire. Previous NHS experience would be an advantage, as well as the ability to work on your own initiative. We are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills and the ability to project the professional image of the business through demonstrating empathetic customer service care in all activities.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
+ 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
+ 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
+ 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
+ Free car parking at many of our sites
+ 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
+ A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
+ A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
+ Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
+ Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
+ Recognition and long service awards
+ Fast Track physiotherapy
+ Our Wellbeing line
+ Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

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