Administration Assistant, Emergency Department

We are looking for a motivated and organised individual to work within the Acute Services Directorate predominantly providing clerical support for the senior charge nurses and nursing staff within our Emergency Department

ED is a busy and demanding area that requires patient focused values. Duties are varied and diverse and will often require work to be carried out unsupervised and for the workload to be prioritised and completed autonomously. From a developmental perspective, extensive experience will be gained working in a multi disciplinary office environment.

You should have relevant experience working in a clerical/secretarial environment ideally in a busy care environment and experience dealing directly with the general public. You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must have a good working knowledge of IT applications, good organisational skills and a working knowledge of office procedures. It is essential that you have the ability to produce Microsoft word and excel documents.

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

Informal enquiries to: Linda Gillespie, Administration Manager, on 01324 566857

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