Band 2 Admin Support Officer

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Helsby, Cheshire West and Chester

Band 2 Admin Support Officer

£23615

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Helsby, Cheshire West and Chester

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 22 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 2013ad47f2f4451991b77db9d89ad89f

Full Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for a part-time Band 2 Admin Support Officer to work in the Reception area at Princeway Clinic, Frodsham. Part time - 14 hours per week (Thursday/Friday - (9 am - 4.30 pm) To provide first line contact with our patients and visitors both face to face and over the telephone. Booking appointments and answering queries/signposting.Main duties of the job To meet and greet patients, visitors. Electronically arriving patients for their appointments and rebooking any future appointments. Administrative support, scanning of correspondence onto the patient electronic record. Answering the telephone and dealing with any enquiries demonstrating good customer service skills.Working for our organisation CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries. Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall. We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you. CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role., The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  • NVQ Level 2 Business and Administration or equivalent/or relevant administration experience, NVQ Level 2 Customer Care, Knowledge and use of Microsoft Office
  • Knowledge and understanding Data Protection Act
  • Desirable criteria
  • General office duties e.g. filing, photocopying, faxing, Typing experience
  • Desirable criteria
  • Experience of dealing with the public on the telephone and face to face

    If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the 'essential' criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer 'YES' to the question: 'Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?'
  • Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a 'Silver' award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS). The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. 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.