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Job summary

Main area
Administrator (Florey Sexual Health Clinic)
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-7301880NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Reading
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/07/2025 12:00

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Administrator (Florey Sexual Health Clinic)

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

Administrator (Florey Sexual Health Clinic)

The Administration Team for Sexual Health Services is seeking a passionate, enthusiastic, reliable and hard-working individual to join our department.

We are looking for a team player with good communication and excellent customer service skills, with a positive attitude towards work.

Important: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ensure high levels of patient and clinical satisfaction by being accessible, patient focused and a knowledgeable point of contact, ensuring they work within the Royal Berkshire Hospital and the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV guidelines / policies / protocols.

They will participate in the provision of an integrated sexual health service, assisting clinicians in managing patient requirements. Specifically, the post holder will be the point of contact for all administrative issues relating to patients’ pathways of care, including Family Planning (contraception), HIV and Psychosexual Therapy. Duties will be allocated based on the demands of the service.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, offering holistic, non-judgmental patient care, and will provide support in the proactive management of the patient pathway, ensuring the pathway is managed smoothly.

This role includes general admin duties including answering patient and staff telephone enquiries, scheduling appointments, processing clinic letters and general clerical tasks. You will have a keen eye for detail, excellent keyboard / data entry skills, be comfortable communicating with patients and colleagues at all levels and work quickly and accurately under pressure. An incredibly high level of patient confidentiality is required due to the sensitive nature of the department. 

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

Our values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the responsibilities of the role.

Important: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration/Customer Care or acquired equivalent experience
  • GCSE or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Computer Literacy Course e.g. ECDL

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of using of IT systems and patient data systems
  • Experience of scheduling outpatient appointments and/or admissions
  • Experience of working with patients and providing information regarding their appointments or treatment team
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of handling patient complaints

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to plan, organise and accomplish a variety of concurrent assignments
  • Ability to follow policies and procedures
  • Ability to manage and interpret data correctly to inform decision making
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of medical terminology and understanding of NHS research systems and research governance
  • Knowledge of the Lilie system and contribution to service improvements

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Florence Nightingale Foundation

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Candidates to be capped at 25 applications per 1WTE position to be recruited

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gaynor Davis
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 7677
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