Occupational Health Administrator

Job summary

This vacancy is currently only open to Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS staff (including PCN/GP Practices).

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed, enthusiastic and highly motivated administration assistant to join our Occupational Health department. We are looking for a customer focussed, self-motivated, committed individual who will contribute to the positive, can do approach of our team.

You will be working closely with and supporting the Occupational Health team in delivering quality administrative services across the Worcestershire Acute Trust and also to its outside contracts which include Hereford, Warwick and Coventry.

You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity. We require a strong communicator and dedicated team player. Excellent IT and communication skills are essential for this role, along with an exemplary telephone manner.

We can offer you a friendly and supportive work environment where your work is valued. If this sounds like the role for you then apply now or email us to find out more.

The successful applicant will be based in the Working Well Centre full time, covering office hours Monday to Friday, but will be required to travel to Warwick and Coventry.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive reception, administration and clerical service for the occupational health and wellbeing team, in the co-ordination, provision and delivery of an effective, high quality occupational health and wellbeing service to clients and customers of the Working Well Occupational Health service.

Applicants should have excellent communication skills; possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, a flexible approach to duties and the ability to use their own initiative. Applicants will need to be able to prioritise their workload, and work under pressure. Their responsibilities will be varied but will include dealing with telephone queries, booking appointments, data processing and reception duties.

Job responsibilities

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.