Role Summary
To provide business support, administrative leadership and general office management to deliver a high quality, comprehensive administrative service.
The post holder will be responsible for their own workload, including having responsibility for financial and personnel administration, overseeing maintenance of building(s) and dealing with clients/visitors and multi disciplinary teams. The post holder will be responsible for day to day management of administration team.
The post holder will fulfil all tasks associated with the smooth running of the administration department, liaising with other departments as necessary. As well as dealing with requests to access health records, diary management, typing letters and reports, note taking, operating a bring forward system and preparation of agendas and associated papers, the post holder may be required which may be required to conduct some financial and personnel tasks i.e. processing of invoices, payroll, petty cash/banking administration.
About the Role
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
About Us
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, proactive, innovative and motivated person to join the Therapy Administration Team at Northern Devon Healthcare Trust.
You will have a professional approach, excellent interpersonal leadership and communication skills, be well organised and have the ability to support and lead the administration team within the therapy department. You will also have a flexible and adaptable approach to working, have a positive attitude and contribute to innovation in service development.
The successful candidate will demonstrate proven leadership skills to deal with challenging situations in a professional and confidential manner.
The role will provide business support, administrative leadership and office management to deliver a high quality, comprehensive administrative/co-ordination service, including support and line management of the admin team and will deliver a high standard of customer service; you will also need to be competent with IT systems.
The successful candidate will have a good standard of education, previous experience in Leadership/ leading a team or working towards Leadership qualifications.
Our Trust values guide everything we do and at times we aim to:
- Demonstrate Compassion
- Strive for excellence
- Act with integrity
- Empowerment
- Inclusion
Within the supporting statement of your application, please can you provide an example of where you have demonstrated ‘Leadership skills’ and reflect on how these were received by your team.
Working Pattern: Wednesday to Friday 8am – 4pm (negotiable)
Interview Date: 13th January 2023
For further information please contact Liz Richards, Therapy Service Manager, on 01271 335995, liz.richards2@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Benefits
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
