# Reception and Administration Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Public Health Wales NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Public Health Wales NHS Trust
- **Location:** Cardiff
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £26,813 - £27,890 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8-4/9-5)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-05T12:30:51.984Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Cardiff/Public_Health_Wales_NHS_Trust/Finance_Strategy_Performance/Finance_Strategy_Performance-v8203499
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8203499?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://phw.nhs.wales/

## Job Content

### Job overview

To provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support as part of Public Health Wales administrative resource. This includes; liaising and supporting the coordination of services, such as maintenance and facilities, support the dissemination and coordination of resources and organise and support the planning of meetings/events. The post holder is required to communicate and liaise with staff and members of partner organisations, produce work to deadlines whilst ensuring compliance with Public Health Wales policies.

### Main duties of the job

This is a key supporting role in the effective running of the team, which includes the management of resources as part of the core duties. The duties and responsibilities listed below are not intended to be exhaustive, but are set out to indicate the main areas of activity currently expected. The post holder will, therefore, be expected to adopt a flexible approach when the needs of the service require.

The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

### Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are essential

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to work on own initiative and manage own workload
- Able to manage diaries
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work within a team and to take direction from senior team members
- Problem solving and fact finding
- Ability to speak Welsh

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Good knowledge of MS Office Suite
- Awareness of policies and procedures relating to dealing with confidential data, both personal and organisational
- Thorough understanding of office procedures
- Working knowledge of filing/data systems including record management

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of Public Health Wales

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrable experience in an administrative role
- Experience of communicating with all levels of professional staff and the public
- Experience of dealing with confidential, sensitive data, appropriate maintenance and storage of records
- Working experience of Microsoft Office Suite

**Desirable**

- Administering finance systems, e.g. requisitions, budget monitoring
- Working in an NHS environment

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Word processing to RSA III/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of experience
- Good standard of education together with a high level of numeracy, written and spoken English

**Desirable**

- ECDL

## Documents

- [mp - ps (pdf, 154.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10509776)
- [sd - jd (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10509775)
- [privacy notice (pdf, 704.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2374)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10509777)
- [our diversity networks (pdf, 330.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2347)
- [disability confident employer (pdf, 180.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2070)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2346)

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