Department Assistant - Macmillan Information & Support Centre
Tasks:
- Meet and greet the public/patients/families who come in to the drop in centre
- Sit with patients and provide supportive listening and helping with signposting to relevant support agencies
- Make tea and coffee for patients and families when required.
Admin Duties:
- Replenishing all stock in the centre and small mobile unit in the corridor.
- Emptying stores when delivered into our store room in the LMCC
- Preparing patient information packs
- Uploading data on to Excel MacMillan site
- Ordering stock through various charities on the internet.
Opportunities to be involved in health and awareness events and patient group work with further training.
Special requirements:
- Excellent people skills, a good listener both face to face and over the telephone
- Good communications skills
- During quieter periods to be able to act on own initiative to undertake simple tasks within the centre e.g., update information folders, checking review dates on information.
- Some computer skills needed as admin duties involve computer work
- Some level of fitness to be able to empty stores and stock up areas.
Shift patterns:
Monday afternoons 1-4pm
Tuesday afternoons 1-4pm
3-hour shifts
