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Reference: 387-S6700-LMG
Job summary
The post-holder will be responsible for monitoring multiple services within the dental hospital working closely with admin and clinical teams to ensure patient treatment.
Other key responsibilities will include managing HR issues such as: recruitment, return to work meetings, completing occupational health referrals and setting SMART goals for colleagues. The post-holder will also be required to support with ongoing reception projects. The post-holder will be required to operate under their own initiative and take responsibility for daily decision making and have an innovative approach to developing services.
Main duties of the job
- Provide administration and HR support to the Performance & Operations Manager.
- Supervise members of the team where required.
- Assist in the recruitment of staff, ensuring that all staff receives a comprehensive local induction package.
- Compile reports for various HR investigations.
- Inputting, monitoring, and checking data, required for finite and ongoing projects within the teams.
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information to support complaint responses.
- Develop SOPs for admin processes.
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Details
Date posted
05 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
387-S6700-LMG
Job locations
Bristol Dental Hospital
Lower Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS1 2LX
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Calm and efficient manner
- Respectful and collaborative working attitude
- Creative and innovative mindset
- Effective team working
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/instructions to staff and service users
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy work environment and able to multi-task
- Ability to work without supervision. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and other's workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
- Ability to motivate and engage others to undertake required tasks
Experience
Essential
- Significant administrative experience including writing up reports
- Demonstrable experience dealing with customers/stakeholder and dealing with sensitive and confidential information
- Understanding of the Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
- Experience of managing a team of staff to achieve specified goals and allocating work to deliver results
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience working in an NHS/ healthcare related environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE, grade C or above in English Language and Maths
- Excellent understanding and experience of IT packages such as Microsoft word, excel and outlook
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Qualification in HR processes
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Calm and efficient manner
- Respectful and collaborative working attitude
- Creative and innovative mindset
- Effective team working
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/instructions to staff and service users
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy work environment and able to multi-task
- Ability to work without supervision. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and other's workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
- Ability to motivate and engage others to undertake required tasks
Experience
Essential
- Significant administrative experience including writing up reports
- Demonstrable experience dealing with customers/stakeholder and dealing with sensitive and confidential information
- Understanding of the Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
- Experience of managing a team of staff to achieve specified goals and allocating work to deliver results
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience working in an NHS/ healthcare related environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE, grade C or above in English Language and Maths
- Excellent understanding and experience of IT packages such as Microsoft word, excel and outlook
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Qualification in HR processes
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
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bristol Dental Hospital
Lower Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS1 2LX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bristol Dental Hospital
Lower Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS1 2LX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)