Administration Support - Sterile Service Unit
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ipswich, IP4 5PDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
23 October 2026
4 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a vibrant, confident person to join our team as Administration Support for our Sterile Service Unit at Ipswich ...
- Deal with external and internal queries. This may include providing complex or sensitive non-clinical information.
- Pass on messages as appropriate to the relevant person in a timely way.
- Use initiative to deal with routine and some non-routine problems that may arise, and only exceptionally refer more complex issues to the appropriate person.
- Assist in developing, maintaining efficient electronic and manual filing systems.
- Responsible for the maintenance of accurate data on hospital systems as appropriate.
- Manage your own workload to ensure completion of the full range of your tasks using the knowledge, skills and experience you have gained. Support other team members to undertake the full range of administrative/secretarial activities.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Experience
Essential
- Previous administrative role
- Working collaboratively as part of a team
- Advanced IT Systems including - Microsoft Office
- Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation
Desirable
- NHS experience
- Experience within relevant work area.
- Experience of working with members of the public
- Supervision/co-ordination of other team members
Qualifications
Essential: - GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths; - NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential: - Confidentiality and Data Protection; - Customer service
Desirable: - NHS Knowledge of relevant work area
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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