Business Support Administrator | NHS England

This role specifically supports the delivery of the acute commissioning portfolio, comprising over £1billion of contracts from both NHS and Independent Sector healthcare providers from Cornwall up to Gloucester and across to Dorset. The Acute Services Commissioning Programme is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team, including Commissioners; Finance; System Transformation Leads; Business Intelligence and Pharmacy professionals.

You will work as part of a support function and as well as working with your immediate ‘hub’ team you will also have peers with which to work and establish support and cross cover arrangements as a pivotal role in supporting the team in all aspects of commissioning administration.

• Preparation of agendas and minutes, taking appropriate follow-up action as required.
• Supporting the team with the management of contracts and projects.
• Gathering information and undertaking enquiries as and when necessary.
• Managing communication and correspondence from members of the public and contractors.

• 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 visit https://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.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

• Managing the electronic diary for the department, including arranging and changing appointments, prioritising these as appropriate.
• Ensure all urgent and/or confidential communications are received and distributed from/to relevant parties in a timely manner.
• Organising and planning events as directed, providing all necessary supporting in local materials.
• Supporting teams in project management and participating in department events.
• Required to input, monitor and check data produced and required for on-going programmes and projects.
• Working with all team members in the collection of information for performance reporting on relevant team projects.
• Acting as a point of contact for teams, dealing and responding effectively with complex queries from stakeholders and passing on relevant information to appropriate team members sensitively and autonomously.
• Supplying the relevant information required for financial management, supporting the head of department and teams by checking and sending

• Responsible for ordering stationery and consumables for the department, ensuring they are kept securely
• Running and collating reports which may include reports to the Board and senior management as required.
• Developing and maintaining effective electronic and paper filing systems, to ensure that information is kept securely and is accessible to other members of the team
• Preparing agendas, taking minutes and distributing notes of meetings including typing up of group discussions and interviews as necessary.
• Working together with other administrators/PA’s across the organisations to provide an effective network of communication including dealing with visitors to the base and being flexible to cover other administrators’ general duties on the base.
• Providing guidance and advice on relevant policies and procedures.
• Participate in Research and Development activities when required and as directed.
• To carry out other appropriate delegated duties as required

This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024