Job overview
Would you like to work in a dynamic musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy service within the vibrant and diverse town of Luton and surrounding areas?
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible and reliable person to work as a Deputy Admin Lead within the MSK Outpatient Therapies team.
You would join a well-established administrative team who work alongside Physiotherapists, Hand Therapists and technical instructors.
The service sits within the dynamic and evolving Therapy Group which brings all Therapy services together to work in collaboration to ensure strong governance and leadership.
Main duties of the job
This post is responsible for supporting the MSK Administration team in coordinating the provision of administrative services to the MSK Therapies Department. The department delivers clinics at Chaul End Community Centre, Bushmead Community Centre, and Leighton Buzzard Health Centre.
The administrative team provides essential office and clerical support to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the MSK Therapy Services
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification provided.
If further information is required, please contact
Ajith.Raghaviah@bedsft.nhs.uk
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Experience of working in an Office environment
2. Experience of Dealing with general public
3. Experience of working within a team
Desirable criteria
4. Previous experience in Healthcare
Communication
Essential criteria
5. Excellent verbal and non-verbal skills
6. Able to communicate with all levels of staff.
7. Understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times.
Qualification and Skills
Essential criteria
8. Computer Skills
9. Able to use initiative and work unsupervised
10. Organised & able to prioritise workload
11. Working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word, Access, Excel
Desirable criteria
12. Further IT skills e.g. SystmOne
13. Knowledge of Healthcare procedures
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.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust
Lewsey Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ
Telephone 01582 497325