Administrative Assistant

Job Title: Administration Assistant

Location: Bridge House Detox Clinic, Fant Oast, Upper Fant Oast Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8DE

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon - Fri, 8am - 4pm or 9am - 5pm

Trust Location: Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

What you’ll be responsible for:

The role will be to provide administrative support to the multidisciplinary team.

Tasks to include reception duties including meeting and greeting of new inpatients including booking them in, communication with clients and families, ordering of all supplies required by unit, receiving and processing of new referrals, managing the waiting list, liaising with referring agencies and GPs, performance data, inputting data to National Drug Treatment and Monitoring Service (NDTMS) and service user questionnaires, compliments, preparing data for monthly invoicing, record keeping on RiO, scanning and uploading of documentation and any other administrative tasks required. This list is not exhaustive but provides an overview of the role.

You will learn the following whilst working at the trust:

1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS

2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times

3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

You will have the following skills/experience:

· Administrative experience

· Good typing skills

· Good telephone manner

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

· Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week

· Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime

· Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts

· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements

· Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more

· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us

· Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £11.45 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• Referral programme

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 72709