Administrative Officer

We currently have a permanent opportunity available for an Administrative Officer to work within the Falkirk Allied Health Professional Community Beds team; to support the community teams by providing a comprehensive and high-quality administration service.

You will be required to provide daily support to the Team Lead and therapy staff across a full range of administration tasks, including direct calls from patients and referrers, using electronic patient record systems, the input of data into spreadsheets, coordinating databases and electronic filing systems to ensure the smooth and effective operation of the department.

You will also have responsibility for answering the telephone and other administrative duties as and when required.

In order to be successful within this role you must have previous experience in an administration role, preferably within the NHS or a similar large organisational setting.

You must also have excellent IT skills and good knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages.

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Vivienne McCaig, Team Lead by email vivienne.mccaig@nhs.scot or Hazel Webb AHP Coordinator, hazel.webb2@nhs.scot

This post will be based within Falkirk Community Hospital, there may be the requirement to work from other bases throughout Forth Valley.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Standard Police Act Disclosure Scotland Check.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.