About this role
Job summary
We are excited to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, approachable, and proactive Business Support Administrator to join our dynamic Community Nursing Services, based at St Mary's Community Campus, Portsmouth.
This is a rewarding and varied role at the heart of our service, where no two days are the same. You will play a key part in supporting our teams to deliver high-quality care, making a real difference to patients and colleagues every day.
We are looking for someone who shares our values of putting patients first, working together, and continually improving. If you are enthusiastic, organised, and eager to develop your skills within a supportive and forward-thinking Trust, this role offers excellent opportunities for growth and progression.
The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Business Support team. You will be confident working both independently and collaboratively, able to prioritise effectively in a busy environment, and take pride in delivering a high standard of work.
Please note this post is part time 15 hours per week.
At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Main duties of the job
To provide comprehensive Administration and Secretarial support to the service.
The post holder will be responsible for the organisation of their own workload and delegated decisions/actions, as deemed appropriate by the Business Support Team Lead.
The needs of the service user will be the utmost priority. The principle of high quality customer care is at the heart of this role.
They will need to ensure a friendly and professional ethos within the team/department for patients.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GCSEs at grade C 4 or above (or equivalent) in English and Maths. NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or equivalent. Basic IT qualification or demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook). Evidence of continued professional development relevant to an administrative role.
Desirable
NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent. Training in NHS systems or medical terminology.
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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)
Milton Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO3 6AD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)