Business Administrator
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Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview
THIS POST IS A 2 YEAR FIXED TERM POST UNTIL 31/03/2027.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, proactive and highly motivated individual to join our Health Improvement Division’s Business Support Team as a Business Administrator.
This is a fixed term post working 37.5 hours per week based in our Public Health Wales NHS Trust offices in Capital Quarter 2 in Cardiff City centre 10 minutes from Queen Street and Central train stations and 15 minutes from Cardiff Bay.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and motivated individual to join our Business Support Team. You will be required to provide business and administration support to the various Health Improvement Programmes working closely with team members to ensure that there is robust business support within your Team.
Main duties of the job
This is a key supporting role to the effective running of this Team and the successful applicant will require good communication, planning and organisational skills. In addition, experience of working in an office environment along with computer literacy in Microsoft Office including, Outlook, Word and Excel is required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is ‘working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.
Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change.
Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Word processing to RSA III/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of experience
- Good standard of education together with a high level of numeracy, written and spoken English
Experience
Essential criteria- Demonstrable experience an administrative role
- Experience of communicating with all levels of professional staff and the public
- Experience of dealing with confidential, sensitive data, appropriate maintenance and storage of records
- Administering finance systems e.g. requisitions, budget monitoring
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Good knowledge of MS Office Suite
- Thorough understanding of office procedures
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Able to work within a team
- Keen to learn and develop skills
Skills
Essential criteria- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work within a team and to take direction from senior team members
Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.
Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked.To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.
We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds.We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.
In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy.An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.