An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and proficient Business Support Officer to work with Public Health and.....
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and proficient Business Support Officer to work with Public Health and Health and Justice commissioners. This post will be embedded within the Midlands H&J Commissioning team, working in a hybrid way, combining home working with some travel to meetings and our Sexual Abuse and Referral (SARC) services across the region.
You will be required to be a proactive team player in a fast paced and dynamic team. You will need to be a professional administrator. You will support the SARC commissioning team but work flexibly to support the wider Health and Justice team as required. Working both as a team member and independently, you will be able to multitask, work under pressure to meet deadline, and handle confidential information with care
· Provide high quality administration support taking minutes and providing project management support
· Undertake information/project analysis.
· Maintain data collection systems for its effective use by the team.
· Support the continual improvement of an end-to-end commissioning and contract management processes
· Support the senior team and Commissioning Manager(s) in managing the range of Custodial and non-custodial contracts within the Health & Justice portfolio.
You will be organised and conscientious with the ability to work under pressure, planning and co-ordinating workloads to meet deadlines. A common-sense approach to work is important, as well as being able to handle sensitive information in a professional manner. The post holder will be required to have a good level of competency in using, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Office, in particular Word, Excel and Outlook.
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
The post requires excellent communication and organisational skills and for the successful candidate to work effectively in a close team setting, having the ability to plan and prioritise their own workload and work flexibly in response to service needs.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications
Educated to NVQ 4 level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience
Knowledge and experience
Significant administrative/ secretarial experience including support to contract review processes, initiating and maintaining office systems.
Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
Knowledge of Health and Justice NHS issues
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users
Key point of contact for a number of important meetings and so you will be confident in dealing with a range of people including clinical and non-clinical leaders and senior stakeholders.
Co-ordinating and facilitating meetings, either face to face or via conferencing facilities, prepare and distributing meeting papers and agendas, minute taking skills, taking appropriate follow-up actions as required
Please note this job will close once we receive sufficient applications
This advert closes on Monday 17 Jun 2024
