Band 5 Office Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated member of staff to join our Clinical Research Facility (CRF), which sits within our Research, Development & Innovation (RD&I) Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) which is part of University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB)., We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Office Manager to undertake specific administration and line management duties, ensuring patient appointment booking processes are followed using various Trust & Departmental IT systems & to provide comprehensive secretarial and administration support to the senior leadership team within the CRF Department., The post-holder will be responsible for carrying out staff reviews identifying training needs and implementing training programmes.

The role requires experience in diary management, drafting agenda's, organising room bookings for meetings, distributing meeting papers and formal minute taking. This will also include providing administrative support for local, divisional and national meetings as well as organising travel and accommodation.

This role will require an individual with excellent organisational skills, effective time management, and the ability to work with minimum supervision. Also required is experience in using all Microsoft packages.

You must be able to demonstrate a methodical approach and be able to work under pressure to tight deadlines. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to negotiate and influence are all essential skills for this role. You will need to demonstrate an ability to remain calm and focused under pressure and be able to work on your own initiative, have a flexible approach to working and be able to work as part of a team.

The successful candidate will be based on site within the CRF at QEHB. The post holder is required to work effectively with all members of the team to support the effective and smooth running of the department

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Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

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