Clinical Administration Assistant
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This post involves regular, direct unsupervised access to vulnerable adults and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
East Lancs Hospice
East Lancashire Hospice is a registered charity, founded in 1984. We support and care for patients with a life limiting illness, their families and others close to them. We provide this in a number of ways; at the hospice and in people’s own homes across our community of Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley.
With approximately 120 employees and over 250 volunteers, our people are our biggest asset whom we value tremendously. Our services to the local community would not be possible without our motivated and caring workforce who always strive to deliver excellence in all that they do. The hospice is a unique and special place, kindness and compassion are qualities that run throughout the hospice and our people truly believe in what we do.
Clinical Administration Assistant
The department plays an integral role, providing high quality support to all the clinical teams within the Hospice, including Support and Wellbeing, Community Team and the Inpatient Unit. The department is in the process of upgrading EMIS processes and reporting systems to ensure that documentation is recorded consistently by all departments.
The Successful Candidate
The candidate should have excellent communication skills, ideally with extensive EMIS knowledge ensuring the ability to administer timely and accurate clinical information onto the clinical system.
An English qualification is essential in order to produce high quality documents that are formatted appropriately with correct spelling and grammar in line with corporate standards and requirements.
What we offer
The salary for the post is WTE £22,425 or £11.50 per hour pro rata.
We have an excellent, collaborative working environment with a generous holiday allowance of 27 days + Bank Holidays with the option to buy additional days. You will have access to learning and development opportunities, ongoing training, and funded access to a private health scheme. There is also onsite parking and an onsite Café with reduced staff prices.
Aside from the terms and conditions detailed above, you will joining a very special and unique organisation, where people are at the heart of everything we do.
Equality and Diversity
We support an inclusive and holistic working environment and aim to empower our people to bring their authentic self to work. We are committed to this and so encourage applications from all individuals with the required skills for the role inclusive of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, caste, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, socio-economic background, trade union membership status, marriage, and civil partnerships. ELH is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and volunteers.
Interested?
For further information relating to the job duties, please refer to the job description by clicking ‘Job Description’ below.
If you wish to apply for this post, please complete the online application form. Please make sure you read through the job description and outline your relevant skills and experience applicable to the job in the supporting information box, whilst detailing your career history in the relevant fields.
You may also send your CV directly to Recruitment@Eastlancshospice.org.uk stating which job you are interested in, along with the supporting information outlining your relevant skills and experience applicable to the job.
Please note that references will not be contacted at this stage, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Previous / recent applicants need not to reapply
All enquiries and further information regarding the above can be obtained from the recruiting manager.
Name: Jan Basford
Email: jan.basford@eastlancshospice.org.uk
Telephone: 01254 965863
Application forms and job descriptions are available to download below.
Alternatively, these documents can be obtained from the Recruitment Department on: 01254 965833