Bank Admin & Clerical

Main area Staffbank Grade Band 3 Contract Bank Hours Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Bank Contract) Job ref 270-TH204-BANK

Site Countywide Town Countywide Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/07/:59

Job overview

NHFT Staff Bank provides temporary admin & clerical staff for different roles throughout Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Roles available are varied in terms of hours and base and can be short or long term with different lengths of working weeks.

NHFT Staff Bank is an essential part of the Trust that supplies temporary staffing of all kinds, clinical and non-clinical. As a member of the Staff Bank Team you will make an important difference to our patients' care every day.

We welcome applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking individuals who have extensive customer service skills and who can deal with our service users and Trust managers to offer the best possible service. You will be required to carry out a full range of office and administration duties from filing, minute taking, report writing and routine paperwork to support staff with small work based projects and generally maintaining an efficient office environment. Previous experience in a healthcare setting would be an advantage.

You will need to be organised and efficient and have excellent skills in using Microsoft Office programs including outlook, Word and Excel. Candidates must be willing to learn new IT Systems as required and have good accurate typing skills.

If you feel that you would like to join our Staffbank and have relevant experience and want to work in a busy fast paced environment we are eager to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where our people feel valued and able to thrive.

We have a wide variety of temporary posts that will be both challenging and rewarding, including good rates of pay, flexible hours, training, and access to full NHS benefits, the bank is offered as a zero hours contract with no guarantee or work. We also offer Wagestream (An optional service to allow staff to access a percentage of their earned wages before the monthly pay date)

Qualifications and Skills

• Good level of education - including GCSE English and Mathematics
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge and experience of customer service
• Experience with a number of administrative tasks and duties
• Experience working in a fast paced and challenging environment
• Experience of working within a hospital setting

Other

• Ability to deal with competing tasks and deadlines

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK ()

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.