About this role
Job summary
Wye Valley Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Safeguarding Administrator to join the Adult Safeguarding Team. The team consists of three clinical specialists, all committed to the 'Think Family' and Making Safeguarding Personal' models and dedicated to improving outcomes for adults at risk of harm.
We are a friendly team with a breadth of knowledge and expertise and we are excited to support the development of new colleagues. The nature of adult safeguarding requires you to work in a highly confidential environment with frequent exposure to potentially distressing information and so a level of emotional resilience is required.
This role would suit someone who is well organised and confident in directing their own workload. We're also looking for excellent communication skills and confidence in using Word, Excel and Outlook. The ability to be self-motivated and use your own initiative is important, together with working well within a team.
21 hr p/w
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Ensure delivery of a comprehensive administrative and clerical service to the Adult Safeguarding Team.
Be expected to work independently seeking support when requiring to manage their own workload.
Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education Essential
Level 3 or equivalent in Business Administration or equivalent experience
Education Essential
GCSE or equivalent in English and Mathematics
Skills, knowledge and abilities Essential
Good knowledge of MS Office packages e.g. Word, Excel
Education Desirable
IT Qulification
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.
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Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)