Administrator, Healthcare Administration, Administrative​/Clerical

Applications are invited for a Band 3 Administrator for the Herts & West Essex Diabetic Eye Screening Programme based at Sandridge Gate Business Centre, St Albans. This is a fixed term 6 month contract, 0.6 wte 22.5 hours per week.

The successful applicant will work with the Diabetic Eye Screening team and be responsible for providing administrative support to the programme dealing with the booking of clinics and appointments, providing a professional service to patients over the telephone, liaise with GP's and other external clinical colleagues and other administrative roles as required.

Attention to detail is vital and the ability to follow strict information governance procedures.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Please see attached job description for more details

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

• Good level of education or equivalent skill to manipulate spreadsheets and data.
• Excellent and empathetic communication skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Office and keyboard skills

• Knowledge of secretarial or administrative procedures and systems acquired through experience and training to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Understanding of Diabetic Eye Screening and why it is carried out
• Experience of working in a healthcare environment

• Willing To undertake the Admin Accreditation in Diabetic Eye Screening

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata