Administrative Assistant

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) , The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (WHT) North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group (NMBC) is responsible for the Strategic and Operational Procurement for UHNM (Royal Stoke University Hospital & County Hospital), RWT (New Cross and Cannock Hospitals), WHT (Walsall Manor Hospital) and 36 partner NHS Organisations within the Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lancashire Health Economies.
The UHNM - NMBC is responsible for the management and control of expenditure in excess of £600 million across both the Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Black Country health economies. The NMBC is split into seven main functions including: -

• Strategic Procurement
• Operational Procurement (e.g. warehousing and stock management services)
• Capital Procurement
• System Services (e.g. Purchasing to Pay Systems)
• Special Projects
• Clinical Procurement
• Black County Pathology Service

This post is based at the University Hospital of North Midlands, Royal Stoke Hospital, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST4 6QG.
We are looking to appoint an Administrative Assistant to join the North Midlands & Black Country Supplies and Procurement Department which is recognised as one of the leading Procurement organisations in the NHS and public sector.
The candidate will have the opportunity to develop skills within the NHS and will be able to gain experience of basic administration duties using a variety of systems and deal with members of the public. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with excellent typing and interpersonal skills to support the provision of an efficient and effective clerical support service to the department.
Candidates should possess a professional attitude to their work and have the ability to work flexibly in a busy environment undertaking a variety of administrative processes and practices.
Candidates should also be willing to work as part of a team as well as being able to use their own initiative and prioritise their workload to meet deadlines.
The idea candidate will have:

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent keyboard skills
• Ability to use their own initiative
• Organisation skills
• Experience of Microsoft Office packages

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
For more information on working for the Trust, please see at the attached Job Description and Person Specification.