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An opportunity has arisen to provide administrative support to the Unscheduled Care Service within the Isle of Skye.
The Unscheduled Care Service delivers Nursing and Advanced Practice patient care across both Broadford Hospital and Portree Hospital Urgent Care Centre. This post would include office-based days in both Broadford and Portree Hospital to support the Unscheduled Care Service here on Skye.
You will be part of the Unscheduled Care Team dedicated to providing excellent patient care and vital to the smooth running of the service. The post will be a fast, dynamic and varied.
Duties will include managing and co-ordinating Team Lead’s diary; co-ordinate meetings and other events; forward planning and prioritisation of incoming non-clinical workload; compiling meeting agendas and prepare accompanying paperwork; transcribing documents and managing file systems; prioritise email inbox; submission of departmental returns; reports and correspondence and answer general queries.
Proficiency in Microsoft office systems is essential. A full induction will be provided with ongoing training opportunities appropriate to the role. You will be developing the role with the Team Leads guidance working towards a level of autonomy when established in post.
For further information regarding working and living on Skye, please visit the Work on Skye website by following this link: Home | Work On Skye
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