Main area Admin Assistant Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Weekend working required (alternate Saturdays)) Job ref 374-KN236
Employer East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Bexhill Hospital Town Bexhill on Sea Salary £24,465 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2025 23:59
JCR Admin Assistant Band 2
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
The Joint Community Rehabilitation (JCR) Team have an exciting opportunity for a motivated clerical administration assistant to join our busy team based in Bexhill. The successful applicant will have previous admin and clerical experience in a busy office environment; be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills; be well organised, enthusiastic and motivated.
The successful applicant should be able to actively contribute to our busy team as well as being able to work autonomously in order to provide high quality and accurate administrative support.
The JCR Team is an integrated community service working jointly with Adult Social Care and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The team provides a rehabilitation and reablement service to adults 18 years or over living in the Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford areas.
Main duties of the job
The post holder’s foremost responsibilities will be the daily operation of our SystmOne information, uploading referrals and inputting a variety of patient information accurately.
The post holder will support with the management of the teams inboxes and will cover the phone lines, and will be expected to deal with sensitive information and be able to empathise with patients, colleagues and others.
The post will be Bexhill on Sea based but flexibility to support our other sites at Lewes and Eastbourne, to cover annual leave/sickness, would also be necessary. There will also be a requirement for weekend working (Saturdays).
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Experience
* Previous experience of dealing with the general public
* Experience of administration in a busy office environment
* Awareness of confidentiality issues
* Computer skills with experience using Microsoft office – word, excel
* Evidence of Data Entry
* Previous experience of communicating with professionals and members of the public on the telephone
* Familiar with Trust Systems
Qualifications
* GCSE's or equivalent in Maths and English
Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Our vision is to be:
* The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
Our mission is to:
* Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
Our strategic objectives are to:
* Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
* Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
* Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:
* Safe
* Effective
* Caring
* Responsive and
* Well led
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name Simon Rattray Job title Clinical Administration Services Team Lead Email address simon.rattray1@nhs.net Telephone number 07484 098221
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