Business Support Assistant ICNT

To provide a range of secretarial support to Integrated Children's Nursing and Therapy Team with the support of the Team Co-ordinator. To assist in the organisation of the services workload, to act as first point of contact for patients, relatives, carers and other outside agencies, adding referrals, arranging appointments (in a variety of contexts from homes, schools, nurseries, children centres), scheduling clinics / group sessions, ordering supplies, raising purchase orders, scanning and creating resources. This list is not exhaustive.

An integral part of the role is the input and extraction of data/information from the Trust's patient information and related IT systems, plus the provision of relevant documentation and data to ensure information is fully up to date.

In undertaking the role, the post holder will be required to initiate own tasks and prioritise own workload under the supervision of the Team Co-ordinator.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Essential

Desirable: - Previous NHS experience; - Ability to travel