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If you are a motivated, conscientious and highly organised individual, want to join an ambitious and passionate team making a difference for families.
Thrive in a supportive team, enjoy supporting a professional team, love to work fast paced in a creative and innovative team we'd love to hear from you.
Do you have experience of administration.
organising projects to completion, together with experience of liaising directly with people?
Work may include maintaining the systems to support the trainings, the online courses, communications, our resources and the finance and invoicing processes.
You need an ability to work with systems and a flair for working with information technology and new digital systems.
You need to be accurate, working with the team to minimise or eliminate mistakes., You need to be flexible and comfortable with change.
You need be willing to contribute ideas for making improvements to our systems, where necessary.
You need to like working with people, via phone, video and email.
You need to be able to offer great customer service, representing us in a calm, organised, knowledgeable and friendly manner.
You would need to be organised, with a keen eye for detail.
The role communicates and collates information with customers and service users regarding Solihull Approach products and services.
Main duties of the job To provide a comprehensive and full ranging administration/co-ordination service.
Working in conjunction with colleagues, service users to provide an efficient service.
Exercise initiative and judgement using acquired skills and knowledge, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
The post holder will provide an empathic and sensitive point of contact for service users.
Knowledge and use of various Microsoft Office Software programmes including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other relevant correspondence and other software programmes working with customer orders and training requests.
The post holder will liaise other administrators/co-ordinators and clerical support workers on a day to day basis around training and orders and supervise where appropriate.
Receiving and dealing with telephone enquiries as appropriate.
Input in accordance with Trust policy.
To develop and maintain an efficient filing system to include correspondence, reports, financial and other documentation relevant to the department.
Maintain stock control such as stationery, supplies, equipment.
To raise orders in line with Trust policy and procedures.
To distribute and prioritise incoming mail and resources purchased by customers using judgement and experience to decide which documents require urgent action and which may be passed directly to other areas for action and information.
Arrange conferences, training and other events including venues and hospitality as required.
About us We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK.
Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: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.UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.
This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.
This is more than words.
We are taking action.
Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.
We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* Person Specification Qualifications Essential * Good General Education ( GCSE English and Maths A-C GCSE LEVEL 9-4 * Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in an Administrative environment Experience Essential * Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience * Experience of dealing with and processing financial data invoices * Experience of using excel and other software programmes to present financial data in clear visual ways * Experience of working in a Secretarial/ Administrative role with a proven track record of problem solving * Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience * Good Organisational skills * Able to use own initiative and deal with the unpredictable * Able to work under pressure and to multi-task * Able to work to deadlines Desirable * Experience of working in a busy environment * Experience of working in Healthcare * Previous experience of transcribing formal minutes Additional Criteria Essential * Plus knowledge of dealing with non-routine issues such as problem solving for an area of work * Good communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion * Good keyboard/ IT skills * Good organisational skills and ability to multitask * Good time management skills * Ability to deal professionally with enquiries from staff, patients and visitors * Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in everyday working practice * Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern * Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues * Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services * Confident in dealing with people at all levels * Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity * Mature open and flexible approach to work * Demonstrates care and compassion * Good inter-personal and communication skills.
* Good organisational skills * Ability to travel to multiple sites Desirable * Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations