Directorate Administrator

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Job Overviewto work as part of a central admin teamTo provide an administrative service to the wards and departments in the Integrated and Urgent Care Directorate (Medicine).Main duties of the jobThe Directorate Administrators provide administrative support to the wards in the Integrated and Urgent Care Directorate (Medicine).You will be working on our rostering system to book staff for training; add and adjust annual leave entitlement and carry out weekly checks of bank and agency shifts worked, book staff for mandatory training, deal with paperwork for payroll and respond to queries. You will prepare induction paperwork for all new starters and you will support the ward sisters with the monitoring of sickness absence. Full training will be given.These are busy roles, and we are looking for people who have proven organisational skills and who can manage and prioritise a busy workload, with an eye for accuracy and excellent verbal and written communication skills. We are also looking for someone who is committed to the post.You will have a flexible and pro-active approach to your work and will be expected to provide cross cover for colleagues during periods of leave.The hours on offer are 37.5per week working Monday to Friday working in a shared office.If you wish to apply, please look at the essential criteria for applying and make sure that your supporting statements evidences the requirement in the job description.If you would like to know more about the role please do contact Wendy Burman.Working for our organisationAt The NHS We Strive To Make Sure The Candidate Journey Is As Streamlined And Efficient As Possible, If You Can Help To Make This a Reality You Will Be Rewarded With Our Fantastic Benefits, Some Of Which Include

• Working within a friendly and supportive team
• Annual leave entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 after five years NHS service, and raising to 33 after 10 years.
• Annual pay increase
• If you think you can embrace the challenge of working in a demanding and busy environment, displaying your ability to maintain a high standard of work whilst working under pressure, we want to hear from you

At The NHS We Strive To Make Sure The Candidate Journey Is As Streamlined And Efficient As Possible, If You Can Help To Make This a Reality You Will Be Rewarded With Our Fantastic Benefits, Some Of Which Include

• Working within a friendly and supportive team
• Annual leave entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 after five years NHS service, and raising to 33 after 10 years.
• Annual pay increase
• If you think you can embrace the challenge of working in a demanding and busy environment, displaying your ability to maintain a high standard of work whilst working under pressure, we want to hear from you

Our values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading.With This In Mind, We Offer a Range Of Colleague Benefits IncludingWe recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our colleagues.Excellent annual leave entitlementEnhanced rates of payNHS Pension SchemeFree parking on most of our sitesNHS discountsTraining and developmentFlexible workingPaid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified colleaguesFor more information please contact the recruitment team via email: SomersetNHSJobs@SomersetFT.nhs.ukBy submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable), any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing and with the Data Protection Act (2018) standards especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data ( sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). Other principles under Data Protection will be observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII).Our trust has been awarded HSJ Mental Health Trust of the Year for 2021, This award follows a busy time for Somerset FT, now in its second year as a trust providing mental health and learning disability services, community and acute hospital services following a merger in April 2020. For more information on this fantastic award, please click herePlease Note: Our Trust is undergoing a merger to enable Yeovil Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to become one combined organisation in April 2023. If you are successful in securing employment with the Trust we wanted to make you aware of this proposed merger. If this merger is confirmed, your employment will continue as part of the newly formed Trust.