Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative Assistant
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (37.5 hrs per week)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 376-NLCCG-0175
- Employer
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Nicholas House
- Town
- North Lincsonshire
- Salary
- £26,299 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Neurodevelopmental Administration Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
To provide a strong and comprehensive administration and clerical support to the children's Neurodevelopmental Pathway. The role will entail dealing with queries from patients and their families, schools, social workers and other external agencies.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will be confident in the use of Microsoft Office packages, Outlook, Word and Excel. Have a good background/experience of working within a busy administration based environment. Be able to answer the phones, upload referrals, assist with printing, filing, typing, format letters plus other administration duties as part of their role.
They must be able to communicate courteously and effectively as they will be the point of contact for schools and parents within the team. Workload varies across the year, so the post requires someone who is able to work well under pressure and who can prioritise different streams of work to meet the changing demands on the service.
There will be an expectation to work across all localities as and when required to support service delivery.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or Functional skills level 2 equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of using Microsoft Office applications
Desirable criteria
- • Previous NHS experience or other large public sector organisation would be an advantage
- • Previous experience of using an electronic records system would be an advantage
- • Experience of working in a large busy office environment.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Microsoft Office applications
- • ECDL or equivalent qualifications
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Experience of office procedures, i.e. filing, photocopying, message taking, typing
- • Experience in accessing internet / email facilities
- • Good communication skills – accuracy in relaying messages, polite, approachable manner
- • Ability to recognise what information is confidential information and knowledge of how to maintain confidentiality
- • Ability to deal with members of the public
- • Ability to work as part of a team
- • Ability to work under pressure
- • Ability to work unsupervised at times
- • Flexible and adaptable approach
- • Reliability
- • Ability to multitask and manage large volumes of work.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carolyn Watson
- Job title
- Administration Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795266515
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