Vacancy ID:
11424
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Human Resources
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (20 hours per week), fixed term contract till 16 February 2026
Salary details:
Grade 3- £23,293 to £23,950 per annum, pro-rata
Hours per week:
20
16 Feb 2025
About the role

The Staff Health and Wellbeing team are looking for a new Administrative Assistant to join our team for 12 months as maternity cover. The role is part time, providing comprehensive administrative support and reception cover to ensure smooth running of the occupational health clinic function. You will work 20 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, with our existing Admin Assistant and the Staff Health and Wellbeing Administrator, to support a team of Occupational Health Nurses, acting as the first point of contact between University Staff and the Occupational Health clinicians to ensure that clinic diaries and appointments run smoothly and efficiently, reports are sent out in a timely manner and queries are addressed promptly. 

About you

You will have experience of working in a customer facing environment, with excellent customer service skills, be able to work to agreed deadlines and have good attention to detail, with a commitment to providing high standards of service at all times.

We are looking for someone with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Word and Outlook and the ability to work accurately within a paperless office environment. You will be flexible, organised and innovative in your approach to work and able to manage and prioritise a varied and busy workload. In addition you will be used to handling confidential information and dealing with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.

If the idea of being part of this innovative team and contributing to supporting the health and wellbeing of staff at the University excites you then we want to hear from you.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome to Cathy Howells at [email protected]
 
Interviews are expected to commence on Friday 21 February 2025 via Microsoft Teams with the second stage as face to face on Thursday 27 February 2025
 
The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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