Helpdesk Operator
NHS AfC: Band 3
- Main area
- Workforce Systems
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-AC4081
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £20,330 - £21,777 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/07/2022 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/07/2022
Job overview
Are you enthusiastic about helping people? Do you want to be an integral part of a team who assist our staff, and can you deliver excellent customer service?
If this sounds like you, then you could be the right person for us. We are a friendly team who help all staff across the trust to do all aspects of staff rostering and resource planning using our workforce systems. We will provide full training to learn our processes.
You'll be part of a team of 6 helpdesk operators providing 1st level support to users, assisting with projects, data management, reporting and system developments. You will be responsible for answering all manner of queries both by phone and digitally.
We are currently working in an agile environment both in office and remote. We can support flexible working arrangements.
If you are looking for a role that will continuously develop you and your knowledge, in a team who are passionate about helping staff at UHS then this is the job for you.
Main duties of the job
YOUR MAIN DUTIES
You can read an overview of the main duties of the role in the section below: Job Description and Main Responsibilities.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached.
Working for our organisation
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Level 1 customer support by telephone, online and face-to-face
- Administrative support to the team for projects
- Process regular tasks following guidance
- Rotational reporting for the wider trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Positive demeanour and attitude to helping others
- Enthusiasm for learning new skills and processes
- Experience in customer service (this could be in any sector)
- Experience in Microsoft Office products
- Can show attention to detail and accuracy
Good time management and able to successfully compete tasks to schedule
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We can offer this role as an apprenticeship role where you can learn on the job alongside day release to college leading to full qualification (either Digital Technician, Business Administration or Customer Service).
Alternatively, we can offer a standard route role without apprenticeship depending on the person. All staff members have access and encouragement for continuous personal development.
Interviews will be held on Friday, 08 July 2022
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A good education including English Language and Mathematics preferably GSCE C grade or above or equivalent (functional skills level 2) or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Courses / further study / or other CPD to demonstrate evidence of personal development.
- NVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification in Workforce Systems/ Customer care or similar discipline
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience within a busy customer support, or helpdesk environment
- Experience supervising the provision of standard procedures, providing advice and escalating issues where appropriate
- Experience of Workforce systems e.g. Rostering, Payroll, Training
Desirable criteria
- Experience in providing guidance on human resources or training queries
- Experience supervising the provision of support for IT systems with an ability to learn and assimilate information quickly.
- Experience of Workforce systems e.g. Rostering, Payroll, Training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm to learn new systems with the aim of providing guidance to customers
- Good customer facing skills / telephone / communication skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills required to supervise team members and respond to queries.
- A structured and proven ability to work to deadlines, prioritise and multi-task and able to monitor this for a team
- PC literate with experience of using Windows based applications e.g. Microsoft Office – Word and Excel
- Able to show attention to detail and accuracy when working for sustained periods of time
- A solution focused, problem solver
Values
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Trust Values Patients First Always Improving Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges




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Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracy Wyatt
- Job title
- Systems Facilitator/Helpdesk Lead
- Email address
- Tracy.Wyatt@uhs.nhs.uk
- Telephone number
- 02381 205500
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