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Main area
Admin
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Bank
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
Bank
Job ref
323-AC9674-LR-B
Employer
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Peter's Hospital
Town
Chertsey
Salary
Bank rates, hourly, pro rata
Closing
08/03/2026 23:59

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Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Bank Band 4 Administrative Worker – Obstetrics & Gynaecology

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

Bank Band 4 Administrative Worker – Obstetrics & Gynaecology

We are looking for fixed term administrative worker to join our Obstetrics & Gynaecology service on a bank basis. This role is ideal for individuals who are enthusiastic, organised, and committed to delivering a high‑quality administrative service. You will play an essential part in ensuring patients receive a smooth and well‑coordinated experience throughout their care.

In this role, you will:

  • Provide comprehensive administrative support to the admin team.
  • Help ensure patient pathways are actively managed, with clinic bookings made in line with the Trust’s Access Policy.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues across the service to maintain an efficient and well‑organised administrative function.
  • Use initiative and contribute positively to the smooth running of the department.
  • Answer all incoming patient queries in a timely and efficient manner – seeking clinician input where required.

Applicants should be avaliable between 9am and 5pm. There is currently no night or weekend shifts for this position. The duration of this position is approx. 3 months. 

 

Main duties of the job

How does the Bank work?

Bank work operates as a flexible staffing system in which departments request short‑term cover, the Bank team shares those available shifts with Bank staff, and individuals choose whether to accept them, with no obligation on either side to offer or take placements; in this instance, the Obs & Gynae department is seeking temporary administrative support.

Main Duties of Role

  • Strong organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
  • Confident communication skills, both written and verbal, when dealing with patients and clinical staff.
  • Proficiency in standard IT systems such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and electronic patient record systems.
  • Accurate data entry and attention to detail when managing patient information and clinical documentation

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be required to help in the various disciplines and departments that either have vacant posts that are waiting to be recruited into, or to assist departments with their additional admin requirements. Potential administration duties include but are not limited to; answering phones, data entry, filing, typing, using ASPH trust computer systems as required (training will be provided).

Please note we currently do not have weekend or evening shifts, most of our bank work is between the hours of 9am to 5pm

Please see attached Job Description for a further breakdown of the potential roles and duties and their related bandings.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • English and Maths GCSE
Desirable criteria
  • Further GSCEs / A levels Degree

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Essential criteria Please list previous administration experience of working in a busy office environment and please give examples of workload. Please advise if you are able to commit to work full time hours or part time hours.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working within the NHS

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good oral and written communication
Desirable criteria
  • NHS computer systems and practices

Skills

Essential criteria
  • You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights as appropriate to your role You are able to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role. Able to provide a customer focussed service

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWhite RibbonPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedStep into health

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lisa Radford
Job title
Recruitment Officer, Temporary Staffing
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01932726292
Additional information

 

 

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