Job Location: Follaton House, Totnes + working from home
Opportunities to work flexibly: Yes
Are you looking for a role where you make a difference? Are you looking to be part of a flexible and supportive team? Do you have a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards learning, and are proactive and willing to help and support others? Are you looking to work in an organisation where you are valued and provided with an attractive benefits package? If the answer is yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and flexible administrator to join a busy team of Public Health Nursing business support staff located in Totnes. This will be for a permanent full time role available for 37 hours per week.
The role is based in Follaton House, and there is the option to work from home for at least part of the time.
Why come and work for Devon County Council?:
1. Flexibility with working location
2. Excellent health & wellbeing culture within the organisation
3. Excellent employee discount scheme – Accommodation, Food & Drink, Leisure & Transport and more!
4. Cycle to Work Scheme
5. Excellent ongoing internal learning, development & training opportunities
6. Peninsula Pension scheme membership
7. 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) – rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service. (pro rata for PT staff)
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Opportunities for promotion and progression within the wider organisation
About the role
Public Health Nursing is made up of Health Visitors, School Nurses, Staff Nurses and Community Health Workers providing support to children and families in Devon and promoting child health and education. It performs an essential role in protecting and safeguarding vulnerable children and families.
Key aspects of the role include:
10. Organising clinical diaries to arrange appointments for service users in line with statutory timescales
11. Updating and maintaining a variety of information/records systems for clients to a high level of accuracy
12. Collating and analysing data as and when required, and the provision and presentation of data to managers and other agencies
13. Being proactive in ensuring the accuracy of data on the organisation’s systems and databases
14. Ensure the office administration is maintained efficiently with regard to visitors, telephone calls, filing, photocopying and general stock ordering.
15. Ensure that high standards of customer service are provided by communicating effectively and appropriately with service users, colleagues, managers and a range of professionals from within and outside of the organisation
About You
16. You will have experience of working in an administrative role
17. You will have good planning and organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
18. You will have the ability to prioritise and manage workload within a busy environment
19. You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
20. Your attention to detail and accuracy will be excellent
Are you interested by what you have seen above? Then do not delay! This is your opportunity to join a fun, vibrant and dynamic team. Click the apply button below now!
Interviews will be held virtually via TEAMS (you will need access to a laptop/computer with webcam & microphone).