Total 55 Administrative / Clerical job vacancies in Accrington, Lancashire, BB1 4PP

Female Personal Assistant Required-Preston


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Personal Assistant to provide support to a lady within her own home.

As a Personal Assistant your duties will include supporting with all aspects of daily life, including personal care, domestic support and mobility.

We are looking for a caring, proactive and motivated individual with a passion for supporting others.

Previous experience is desirable but not essential, but a positive attitude and good work ethic is essential. You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

This is a full time position for 31.5 hours per week with an hourly rate of £10.65 plus 5.6 weeks paid annual leave and the opportunity to join a workplace pension scheme.
For further information and duties, please contact us to obtain the full job description.


Quote employer ref: LILS/JG/JAN

Tel: 01772 558863-option 1
Or email: lils@disability-equality.org.uk

Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

The following are the core responsibilities of the Medical Secretary. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels: a. Typing letters, reports and associated documentation as required b. Liaising with external agencies such as hospitals and community services, ensuring referrals are processed efficiently c. Managing all enquiries in an effective manner d. Maintaining an accurate referrals database e. Actioning all incoming email f. Processing calling letters as requested g. Scanning of patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare records h. Inputting data into the patients healthcare records as necessary i. Processing referrals using the electronic referral system (ERS) j. Work with the Administration Team for Processing requests for information i.e., SAR, insurance/solicitors letters and DVLA forms to ensure these are completed in a timely manner k. Clinically coding data on EMIS Clinical System l. Answering incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers request appropriately m. Managing all administrative queries as necessary n. Carrying out system searches as requested o. Maintaining a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times. p. Supporting all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Medical Secretary may be requested to: a. Partake in audit as directed by the audit lead b. Produce meeting agendas and record the minutes of meetings c. Support reception staff, providing cover during staff training events

Join us as a Customer Service - Personal Banker

• You’ll be integral in guiding and supporting our valued branch customers, helping them to achieve their financial goals
• We’ll look to you to proactively find ways to continually enhance our customer banking experience
• We’ll support you to achieve a Foundation Certificate in Responsible Banking and build on your existing skill with full training

What you'll do

As the first point of contact in our branches, customers will be at the very heart of your role, so you’ll be committed to providing outstanding service in every interaction. You’ll work with high levels of accuracy as you provide each customer with a seamless and positive experience.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Having proactive conversations, understanding the needs of our customers and helping them with their banking needs
• Completing general banking requests such as payments, balance enquires and transfers
• Helping customers to understand the different ways they can bank with us and the range of services we can offer
• Identifying opportunities to help customers with simple financial products, and collaborating with other teams to provide a seamless customer experience

The skills you'll need

To be successful in this role you’ll need to be motivated and driven to develop your career and have a customer centric approach to your work. Strong communication skills are a must, as you’ll need to highlight the benefits of our products and procedures to our customers in a way that’s easy to understand.

You’ll also need:

• A passion for customer service and strong attention to detail
• The ability to thrive under pressure and have the determination to continuously improve service for our customers while meeting your personal and branch goals
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
• The commitment to develop new skills and responsibilities

What else you need to know

We’re here for our customers when it’s most convenient for them so you’ll need to work flexibly.

Hours

• Full time – 35hrs
• Permanent
• You’ll typically be working during branch opening hours 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday and rotational Saturdays, working hours will be discussed at interview

You'll enjoy a comprehensive structured training programme, and on-going coaching and support to enhance your development and open up progression opportunities. When you're ready and have mastered your current role, we’ll help take your career to the next level.

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship so applicants must have an alternative form of right to work in the UK.

How we'll reward you

Salary: £23,400 per year (pro rata for hours worked)

You’ll join on a competitive salary of £23,400 and in addition you’ll receive a contribution to help you save for retirement. You can choose from a range of protection, healthcare or lifestyle benefits through NatWest Group Benefits, our fully flexible reward programme. You'll have a generous holiday entitlement of 33 days. (pro rata for hours worked) – you may be required to work Bank Holidays. Visit our reward and benefits page for more information on the benefit packages we offer.

Our client is looking for a reliable, caring and friendly personal assistant to support him to remain independent at home. He has complex needs and his needs can fluctuate daily.
He would need support with all aspects of personal care, taking medication and most importantly getting out in the community. This could be anything from a local walk to shopping or possibly attending support groups locally.
The ideal candidate will have experience with different dementia’s and Parkinson’s Disease but this is not essential.
Hours available: up to 44.5 per week during term time with flexibility to offer overtime at the weekends and during school holidays. Ideally would like 2 applicants to split the hours equally but any hours can be offered so please get in touch.
Hours needing to be covered are Mondays 7:30-5pm and Tuesday – Friday 7:30-4:30pm.
A generous hourly rate of £12 per hour including a workplace pension and 5.6weeks paid annual leave.
Car owner and driving licence is not essential as our client can use public transport, however there may be a possibility to be added onto Motability car insurance.
Closing date: until position is filled.
For further detail, please contact Lancashire Independent Living Service with the reference LILS/EM/RA
lils@disability-equality.org.uk
01772 558863 option 1

At Lancashire Care we are passionate about providing high quality patient centred care. We are currently recruiting a forward thinking, reliable and enthusiastic individual to join our busy administration team based at Referral & Assessment Centre, Daisyfield Mill, Blackburn aligned to the Specialist Network.

As a vital team member you will provide excellent administration and communication skills and work flexibly in response to the service needs. You will provide day to day support to the CAMHS team. You will have strong interpersonal and organisational skills, be computer literate and be able to use a variety of systems including Excel and Microsoft Office, possess excellent time management skills along with the ability to manage competing demands and priorities.

This is a very varied role and would suit someone who is highly motivated and capable of working on their own initiative, with a medium level of supervision.

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed individual to join the Administrative Team and assist in the smooth running of the service.

This will include:
• Provide a range of secretarial duties to the team or department
• Attend departmental meetings on a regular basis
• Ensure data is inputted accurately and timely and proactively
• Be the first point of contact for the team or department. Greeting visitors, answering telephones, taking and forwarding messages, ensuring that all telephone and personal callers receive a prompt, courteous, non-judgmental and well-informed response.
• Respond to queries, dealing with routine matters and passing on more complex queries to the appropriate member of staff
• Provide day to day support to clerical officers where appropriate
• Work collaboratively with the appropriate management teams and other departments and ensure that all cases are dealt with in a timely manner
• Attend and participate in team meetings and administrative service meetings as required
• Typing appointments/discharge letter

The successful candidate will have a good all round administration skills/experience and knowledge of customer service. You will be required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the networks administration service, providing cover to various sites as directed by their administration line manager to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.


This advert closes on Monday 25 Dec 2023

Waddington & Sons Solicitors (Blackburn) are recruiting for an Administrative Support Apprentice. The successful candidate will work towards a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship over the duration of 18 months.

Job Details:
• Working as business support across the whole firm, collaborating with a number of departments
•Variety of business support duties and tasks
• Photocopying and scanning old files making them digitalized
• Post to be scanned
• Typing duties
• Writing letters and sending them to clients
• Reception cover, dealing with customers, answering calls, taking messages and transferring calls
• Inputting and uploading data/documents to clients files safely
• General admin and support duties

Requirements:
• Private, confidential and trustworthy
• Good attention to detail
• Friendly and approachable
• Good listening and communication skills
• Able to speak to customers on the telephone and face to face
• Good timekeeping
• Public transport available near offices

GCSE Requirements:
GCSE Maths and English 4/C or above

Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:15pm, 1 hour lunch, 36.25 hours per week

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PERSONAL TUTOR PERMANENT FULL TIME / TERM TIME plus 5 working daysSTART DATE: January 2024 SALARY - Support Staff Scale 4 S7 £23,175 rising to S10 £25,276 per annum pro rata (actual £20,693 - £22,569).
HOURS OF WORK - Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm (36.25 hours per week - 45 minute lunch break)Winstanley College is a large sixth form college specialising in AS/A levels and Level 3 vocational courses. The College is regularly towards the top of the league tables and has an excellent reputation for academic achievement, comprehensive pastoral care and extensive enrichment.Interview date is to be confirmed.

PERSONAL TUTOR

TEMPORARY FIXED TERM until 31 April 2025FULL TIME / TERM TIME plus 5 working daysSTART DATE: ASAP
SALARY - Support Staff Scale 4 S7 £23,175 rising to S10 £25,276 per annum pro rata (actual £20,693 - £22,569).
HOURS OF WORK - Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm (36.25 hours per week - 45 minute lunch break)Winstanley College is a large sixth form college specialising in AS/A levels and Level 3 vocational courses. The College is regularly towards the top of the league tables and has an excellent reputation for academic achievement, comprehensive pastoral care and extensive enrichment.Interview date is to be confirmed.

PERSONAL TUTOR PERMANENT FULL TIME / TERM TIME plus 5 working daysSTART DATE: January 2024 SALARY - Support Staff Scale 4 S7 £23,175 rising to S10 £25,276 per annum pro rata (actual £20,693 - £22,569).
HOURS OF WORK - Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm (36.25 hours per week - 45 minute lunch break)Winstanley College is a large sixth form college specialising in AS/A levels and Level 3 vocational courses. The College is regularly towards the top of the league tables and has an excellent reputation for academic achievement, comprehensive pastoral care and extensive enrichment.Interview date is to be confirmed.

Your new company
A Public Sector business operating from the headquarters based in Blackburn, are actively searching for a specialist administrator with minute taking experience. This role is available due to internal development as the team is now expanding therefore, seeking support on a temporary basis to join their business.
This is a great opportunity to develop and gain new skills, with a view of becoming a permanent placement. The working structure of this role is office based, during probation and working hours are 8:30am - 5pm Monday to Friday with an hour's lunch break.

Your new role
As Minute taking Administrator your duties will include supporting the Senior Leadership Team, throughout the organisation including primarily Minute taking, managing a shared inbox, arranging, and attending meetings via Microsoft teams. You will be expected to liaise with internal and external companies, taking calls, responding to emails, inputting corporate data and uploading invoices.

What you'll need to succeed
In order to be successful in securing this position, you should be confident taking minutes ideally via a laptop and should excellent interpersonal skills and telephone manner.
Along with outstanding verbal and written communications skills, strong time management and should be well organised.
You must be proficient in Microsoft office including Teams, Outlook, Word, and Excel and advanced PowerPoint.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will be paid a competitive annual salary up to £21,575 DOE and will be joining a successful growing business during an exciting period, along with 26 days annual leave, plus bank. Weekly pay on a temporary basis, flexible working if required, positive and encouraging working environment and a dedicated Hays Recruitment consultant to help and support you without your enrolment.
This role does have the potential to become a permanent placement and once permanent hybrid working could be considered.

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