Administration Assistant

The Active Recovery department is looking to recruit two Team Administrative Support Assistants to join our team.

We currently have two positions available:

1 x Full-Time post – 37.5 hours per week

1 x Part-Time post – 22.5 hours per week

Please clearly specify within your application whether you wish to be considered for the full-time position, part-time position, or both.

Active Recovery is a multi- disciplinary team providing clinical support and rehabilitation to patients at home. The focus of the team is to promote admission avoidance into hospital, facilitate early discharge from hospital and to provide an urgent response to patients that may be in crisis at home. Active Recovery is a city-wide service operating 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The service operates between the hours of 6:00am and 10:00pm, and successful candidates will be required to work a range of shifts within these hours on a rota basis.

The post holder will be expected to communicate with a significant cross section of senior staff within STHFT, and external organisations, often dealing with confidential and urgent enquiries and correspondence.

Undertake any other duties which may be allocated within the general scope of the post and appropriate to the grade.

To provide efficient and effective administrative and clerical support to the Active Recovery Team, including Operational Shift Coordinators, Clinical leads, assessors & other members of the wider Active Recovery Team.

To receive incoming telephone calls in a confident, efficient and confidential manner

To receive telephone calls from patients who require information and visits from the service and to ensure that the patients’ messages are accurate and taken promptly in a courteous manner at all times

Undertake administration functions for the department, such as data input, photocopying, and any other duties deemed necessary.

Demonstrate independent working in an environment that can be fast paced with rapid changes requiring prioritising of own workload and appropriate escalation to a supervisor.

Please see the full job description for further details.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and most successful healthcare employers in the UK. We offer fantastic opportunities for career progression, training and development, ensuring that roles are both challenging and rewarding.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.