Admin Assistant

We are seeking to recruit an Admin Assistant to join our Homesafe Team based at Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington, Northumberland. This exciting opportunity allows for skills to be developed and nurtured in both an acute hospital setting as well as a community setting.

This is a fantastic opportunity to use your administrative skills and join friendly teams at both sites which are based at Wansbeck General Hospital and The Harbour Suite at Blyth Community Hospital.

The successful applicant will provide a comprehensive admin service including dealing with client referrals into the service, maintaining databases, using Swift, Nervecentre and PAS and other admin duties such as answering the telephones, filing , photocopying, adding creating client files.

We require a good team player who is enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable with a high level of communication skills (both written and verbal).

This is a part time (22.2 hours), permanent position. Band 3 salary £21,575 - £21,968 (full time equivalent) - part time salary £12,945 - £13,180.

Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
• Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
• Car leasing scheme
  

Further information
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.

Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.