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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (An agile working model to allow flexibility between home and office-based working.)
Job ref
082-AC075-0925
Employer
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ty Dysgu
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£25,313 - £26,999 Per annum / pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/09/2025 23:59

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Administration Support Officer - Professional Support Unit

Band 3

We are committed to promoting inclusion at HEIW and we welcome applications from everybody recognising the value that diversity brings to our workforce. To work in the UK, candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI) nationals require sponsorship via a Skilled Worker Visa, unless they have permission to work via another route.  Please note that HEIW does not currently hold a licence to appoint skilled workers from overseas by sponsoring them to work in the UK. If successful, candidates from outside of the UK or ROI would be responsible for obtaining their own sponsorship or visa to enable them to work for HEIW  - Work in the UK

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment. 

 

 

Job overview

Provide an administrative support to the Professional Support Unit. The post holder’s key duties will be: dealing with first line enquiries from service users (doctors, dentists and pharmacists in training) and the faculty; providing support and guidance, engaging and completing a range of tasks e.g. coordinating appointments; general administration and maintenance of records; to meet operational and customer service requirements of the Professional Support Unit.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Please note, there are currently two vacant posts - one full time and one part time (0.5WTE)

Main duties of the job

• Deal with a range of internal and external enquiries in a professional manner, establishing requirements and adapting the standard responses accordingly.

• Triage new referrals to the Professional Support Unit (PSU) inbox / voicemail, in liaison with the PSU Team.

• Process and books new and follow-up cases / appointments for the PSU within KPIs, and according to Case Manager schedules.

• Register new service users on the PSU Insight Database, book and send out appointments, MS Teams links / books rooms as appropriate. 

• Enter and retrieve appropriate information from the PSU Insight Database and other relevant systems.

• Follows service users up and request confirmation on attendance prior to the appointment dates.

• Exchanges information (within GDPR requirements) with relevant service users or faculty on appointment bookings, which may sometimes involve service users who are upset or anxious.

• Liaise with visiting service users / faculty members / stakeholders.

• Audio typing / typing / preparing letters and secondary referrals following meetings with residents / trainees, including sharing encrypted confidential information.

• Produce documentation, plan and organise meetings, take minutes and makes travel arrangements.

• Provide administration support for educational workshops, appeals and events, produce materials, certificates and process feedback via MS Forms.

Working for our organisation

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers.  Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.

HEIW’s is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:

- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,

- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,

- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.

HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.

What you can expect:

- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,

- compassionate leadership,

- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,

- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.

Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as “One HEIW Team”. Do you want to join that team?

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 3 / Minimum of 5 GCSEs with a minimum of a C in English and Maths or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • A-levels
  • Computer Qualifications

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in an administrative or office environment using a variety of IT packages (e.g., MS Office))
  • Experience in working with the general public either face-to-face or over the telephone
  • Experience of managing own workload to established timescales through planning and prioritising a variety of tasks
  • Experience of working in confidential / sensitive situations requiring tact and diplomacy
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working within healthcare systems
  • Knowledge of NHS database systems such as INTREPID/Oracle systems

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Work as an effective team member, providing advice and guidance to other team members where necessary
  • Communicate effectively and professionally with a wide range of people
  • Confident to propose changes to enhance procedures in own working area
  • Deal with escalated requests for information or service, resolving customer issues where appropriate
  • Use initiative in solving problems and responding to queries ensuring compliance with standard procedures and practices

Other

Essential criteria
  • A willingness to undertake further training and development
  • Ability to travel within geographical area
  • Able to work hours flexibly
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Stonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionDisability confident committedDying to Work CharterERS Silver Banner WelshEmployer pledge demonstrating a commitment to change how we think and act about mental health

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Luke Ivens
Job title
PSU Case Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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