SPACE Wellbeing Administrative Assistant

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English. Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL abb.vacancyrequests@wales.nhs.uk If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working. The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable. Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment processJob Overview We wish to recruit an Administrative Assistant to join the SPACE Wellbeing Service in Gwent. The post available is for 30 hours of which 22.5 hours will be based in Blaenau Gwent and then supporting the Gwent SPACE Wellbeing service as needed. It is a very busy but friendly and supportive team and we need someone who is able to support us with the service that we provide for children and young people's emotional and mental health wellbeing. Main duties of the job You need to be well organised and practical and must have:

• excellent verbal and written communication skills
• excellent keyboard skills and excellent IT skills with the ability to use all Microsoft packages with confidence
• experience of an office / reception environment is desirable as is a calm, patient and polite telephone manner
• be able to work to deadlines
• be interested in the well being of children and young people
• be able to work on your own initiative when the need arises

Working for our organisation Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future. Education Essential criteria

• Good general education to GCSE level or comparable
• Excellent IT skills including using word processing and spreadsheets

Experience Essential criteria

• Previous experience of working within an administrative setting

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working within a healthcare setting

Knowledge & Understanding Essential criteria

• Understanding of the SPACE Wellbeing service

Skills & Attributes Essential criteria

• Evidence of good written communication
• Good verbal communication over telephone

Desirable criteria

• The ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn