Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8.00- 16.00 Monday-Friday)
- Job ref
- 359-6864105-T3
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross site working
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- 拢24,071 - 拢25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Infection Prevention Team Administrator
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an administrator, who is passionate about Infection Prevention and Control, to support the team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on a permanent basis.聽
Main duties of the job
You will play a major role within the Infection Prevention and Control team.
Supporting the team who work across both hospital sites, you will be expected to take minutes, arrange meetings, liaise with team members, colleagues within the Trust and external agencies and produce reports relating to Infection Prevention and Control.
The successful candidate therefore will need to, have great organisational skills, good time management and excellent communication skills.
The role is cross site on a rotational basis with the other administrator in the team.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in West Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. Fordcombe Hospital is near Tunbridge Wells and became part of the Trust in October 2024. It focusses on planned care and has two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day care beds, diagnostic services including X-ray, MRI, CT and endoscopy, and a number of consultation and treatment rooms.
In the 2023 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? 聽In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.聽
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at聽Standard Level.聽
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: 聽Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education GCSEs or equivalent
- Administration NVQ/Level 3 (or equivalent experience).
Desirable criteria
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as an administrative/clerical assistant (or similar post).
- Administration procedures. Secretarial procedures.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the NHS.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advance word skills (excel, word, powerpoint)
- Excellent communication skills
- Can work under pressure
- Attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Shorthand
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Green
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Infection Prevention & Control
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07753101173
- Additional information
Clair Taylor on 01892 635148
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