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Administrative Assistant
An exciting opportunity has become available within our Endoscopy Booking Office for an Administrative Assistant working 27 hours per week. The position is based Monday to Friday within our office opening hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Applicants must be available to work on Fridays and, ideally, Mondays, with the remaining working days to be agreed upon.
Certain days may be required initially to support induction and training requirements.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, and reliable individual who is motivated, conscientious, and possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate will be able to work effectively as part of a team while contributing to the delivery of a high-quality administrative service.
Please be aware: This role is based within the Booking Office, providing administrative support to the booking team. This is not a reception-based role.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be motivated, hardworking and have excellent administration and communication skills. The successful candidate needs to be a strong team member, conscientious and have a flexible approach. The main duties of this role is to provide an efficient and responsive admin support to the Endoscopy bookings team. Monitoring generic email accounts, adding waiting list entries to the PAS system and ensuring RTT clocks are started, being a point of contact for patients and colleagues, answering incoming calls and helping to monitor answer phone service. The successful candidate needs to be able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail, have the ability to juggle priorities, to be a strong team member and excellent communication skills are essential.
About Us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Details
- Date posted: 02 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 2
- Salary: £25,272 a year per annum, pro rata
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 374-ED2066-B
- Job locations: Eastbourne Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 2UD, United Kingdom
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached for full details on the role.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) to include English and Maths Grade C or above
- A Level / NVQ 3 (or equivalent) Administration or Customer Service knowledge and experience
- Additional training and skills to diploma level in IT
Desirable
- Waiting List management experience
Experience
Essential
- Use of electronic patient record systems such as the Patient Administration System (PAS)
- Previous experience working in NHS/waiting list administration
- Previous experience in dealing with members of the public.
- Experience using specialist IT applications in the work place
Desirable
- Previous experience dealing with people who may be distressed, upset or angry
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of appointment systems.
Desirable
- Understanding of diagnostic and operative procedures.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
- Employer name: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Address: Eastbourne Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 2UD, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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