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Job summary

Main area
Child Psychology
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
Job ref
040-AC169-0625
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Cadoc's Hospital
Town
Caerleon
Salary
£24,433 - £26,060 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board logo

Administration Officer / Support Secretary

Band 3

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3. 

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

 

Job overview

Do you have previous experience in a demanding administrative / secretarial role where you worked under pressure whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy and efficiency? If the answer is yes, then this could be the role for you!

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and conscientious Administration Officer / Support Secretary to join our admin team within Child and Family Psychology and Therapies Service.

We are looking for someone with proven excellent administration, communication and IT skills. You must have a good telephone manner with good organisational skills, flexible approach to meet the needs of the service and be able to work independently and as part of a team in a busy environment.

A good standard of GCSE education (Grades A-C) and a good knowledge of Microsoft Packages is essential.

You must have an understanding of the principles of confidentiality due to nature of work. A welcoming manner is essential as you will have direct contact with families and health professionals. This post is office based.

 

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include:

 

Typing of letters, reports and other correspondence

To greet families and professionals on reception

To receive telephone calls and manage the telephone enquiries

To exercise judgement when dealing with enquiries

To register referrals and process information on our systems.

Attend meetings and take minutes

Stationery orders as required.

Other duties relevant to post as required by line manager.

 

 

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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

Essential criteria
  • Good Standard of GCSE Education
  • Knowledge of secretarial or administrative procedures and systems, such as answering queries, acquired through experience and training to Vocational Level 3 or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience
Desirable criteria
  • ECDL full passport or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in an administrative role
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in an NHS organisation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Credit Unions WalesApprenticeships logoAge positiveImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrCore principles

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Susan Whitehouse
Job title
Admin Lead / PA to Heads of Service
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01633 436996
Additional information

Kay Ashley [email protected] 

Telephone 01633 436996

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