Permanent
Full Time 37 hours per week
Are you looking for a role where you make a difference? Are you looking to be part of a flexible, supportive and appreciative team? Do you have a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards learning, and are proactive and willing to help and support others? Are you looking to work in an organisation where you are valued and provided with an attractive benefits package? If the answer is yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!
About the role
Public Health Nursing is made up of Health Visitors, School Nurses, Staff Nurses and Community Health Workers providing support to children and families in Devon and promoting child health and education. It performs an essential role in protecting and safeguarding vulnerable children and families. The role involves providing administrative support to clinical team leaders and colleagues across Devon.
Why come and work for Devon County Council?:
Flexibility with working hours.
A choice of work base from Exeter, Honiton, Totnes or Barnstaple to suit successful candidate.
Flexible mixture of home and office working.
Excellent health & wellbeing culture within the organisation.
Employee discount scheme – ‘Devon Discounts’ – Accommodation, Food & Drink, Leisure & Transport and more!
Cycle to Work Scheme.
Ongoing internal learning, development & training opportunities.
Peninsula Pension scheme membership.
25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) – rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service. (Pro rata for part time staff)
Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support.
Opportunities for promotion and progression within Devon County Council.
What skills & qualities we need from you?:
Able to use a laptop (TEAMS/Outlook/Calendars/Microsoft Edge/Excel/Word). Training will be provided.
Positive & enthusiastic attitude towards learning and supporting your colleagues.
Experience of note taking (typed) at meetings or willingness and aptitude to learning the task.
Good communication skills & the ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues.
Ability to plan workload for the day and be adaptable when service needs might change.
Ability to think on your feet and work with colleagues to resolve problems.
Remain calm, patient and resilient under pressure.
Being responsive and pro-active.
Excellent organisation and prioritising skills.
Flexible attitude to tasks.
Ability to work unsupervised.
Main responsibilities
Drafting & responding to emails.
Note taking at virtual TEAMS meetings (typed).
Uploading/downloading evidence to/from internal systems.
Inputting data into spreadsheet/word documents.
Ordering stationary, other office supplies, raising Purchase Orders and receiving deliveries.
Providing direct support to Managers.
Disseminating newsletters and communications.
Are you interested by what you have seen above? Then do not delay! Click the apply button below!
Part of the application will include a supporting statement. It is important that you look at the person specification when typing your supporting statement and provide examples to show how you can demonstrate your skills and qualities evidencing the criteria. The supporting statement will form a VITAL part of the selection process, including if you will be invited to formal interview stage. Remember to sell yourself.
Interviews will be held virtually via TEAMS (you will need access to a laptop/computer with webcam & microphone).
If you would like to find out more about the role above please contact either of the following people, who will be very happy to have an informal discussion with you about the role and answer any questions you may have:
Becky Stacey 07971 321988
Becki Cooper 07870 485432
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