About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for the appointment of an enthusiastic, well organised administrator to join the busy safeguarding team at University Hospitals Birmingham, primarily based at Heartlands Hospital but may require some cross site working. The post holder will be part of an administrative team supporting adult and child safeguarding nurses across Acute and Community settings.
Candidates should feel confident that they can cope with the highly emotive subject matter that they will be exposed to.
The role does not involve any patient contact. It is predominantly system interrogation/data inputting on a variety of systems, requiring a good level of initiative and judgement.
A DBS check will be required for this post.
33.75 hours per week Mon-Fri
Contact for enquiries Glenda Bird on 0121 424 9235.
Important information about the role of Safeguarding Administrator
This role involves dealing with explicit details of child abuse and neglect on a daily basis. Safeguarding is not an area of work that is suitable for everyone, therefore please be sure that you understand the demands of the role and that you feel resilient enough to cope with being exposed to such emotive information before applying.
To discuss any concerns please contact the recruiting manager
Main duties of the job
To manage this very busy environment you will need to be flexible, with superior organisational, time management and communication skills. The information received and processed within the department is highly sensitive. It is essential that the post holder understands and maintains confidentiality at all times. Data needs to be processed with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
The successful candidate will be a point of contact for internal and external partners, including Police and Social Care. A professional manner and the ability to communicate confidently and courteously is required.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good General Education (eg. 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 working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Experience of using IT systems
Desirable
- Experience of working in a busy environment
- Experience of working in Healthcare
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)