Don't miss out
As Admin week 2024 comes to an end, if you would like to catch up on any of the events then why not visit the UHB Admin Base to watch the recordings.
Monday 2 December 2024
Opening session
Our kick-off for Admin Week includes a roundtable discussion around career progression, training opportunities for admin staff, a talk on leadership programmes and wellbeing advice to staff healthy.
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Agenda for the opening session:
- 09:30 Welcome - Jonathan Brotherton CEO and Trust Executive Team
- 09:45 Updates are available - Tim Robson, Leadership engagement expert, Managing Director of NSU Media
- 10:00 Education Opportunities - Sarah Sutherland, Educator – Corporate Education
- 10:15 Flexible working and you
- 10:30 Mentoring, coaching and other support for you - Amy Passey, Associate Director of Engagement
- 10:45 Mystery initiative launch
- 11:00 Questions and Answers with our admin panel - With our panel representing various admin roles
- 12:00 Close
p.s. if you are free at 12 noon why not head over to this month’s ‘Let’s talk about..’ conversation. The session with Fiona Alexander, Director of Communications, and Darren Ralph, Director of Inclusion, the session will explore how we can have culturally sensitive conversations with confidence. The link to join is here:
Career Development stand
Stop by our tables in the QE Atrium to find out more about development opportunities at UHB. Tables on other sites are arranged for Wednesday.
Time: 10:00 – 14:00
Location: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Atrium
Excel introduction
This training will cover an overview of the basic functionality of Excel including examining the ribbon and toolbar, navigating the options, creating and saving a basic spreadsheet, copying and formatting, setting up printing, and using basic formulas and graphs.
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Project planning
Attendees will be provided with an understanding of the tools used in project planning to increase chances of success.
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
N365 masterclass
An overview of N365 apps and an introduction to some functionality/tools that could help streamline and improve your working day.
Time: 11:00 - 11:30
IT qualifications
Explore the benefits of undertaking the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) plus other qualifications available relevant to the admin role.
Time: 11:30 - 12:00
Routes into apprenticeships
Discover how you can utilise an apprenticeship within your current role to improve your knowledge and competencies while preparing for future progression.
Time: 13:00 - 13:30
Job application writing workshop
Our experienced career coach will be providing expert guidance with top tips on how to write a successful job application.
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Wednesday 4 December 2024
Mystery session
Find out about our new initiative to improve the working life of our UHB admin staff!
Time: 10:00 - 10:30
Career Development stands
Stop by our tables to find out more about development opportunities at UHB.
Time: 10:00 – 14:00
Locations:
- Heartlands Hospital - at the Dolphins
- Solihull Hospital
- Good Hope Hospital
Time management for you and your team
This session focuses on providing you with time management tools to use in the future and allows you to reflect on your current work practices and how they can be improved.
Time: 11:00 - 12:00
Training opportunities
Join our whistle stop tour of all the non-clinical training available for UHB admin staff both internally and externally.
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
Telephone etiquette
This course seeks to explore how to deal with calls effectively, control difficult situations during a call, and being professional during a telephone conversation in the workplace.
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Let's talk about... leadership
Learn about all the great initiatives available to help staff to progress and develop into a leadership role.
Time: 14:00 - 14:30
Thursday 5 December 2024
Decision making
This session on how to make brilliant decisions will help you diagnose problems within your team and make the choices that matter the most.
Time: 09:00 - 10:00
Preparing for an interview
Our qualified career coach will go through various techniques you can adopt to ensure you represent yourself in the best possible way at an interview.
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
N365 masterclass
An overview of N365 apps and an introduction to some functionality/tools that could help streamline and improve your working day.
Time: 11:30 - 12:00
Building confidence
This short course will help you to build and sustain your confidence in the workplace so you can fulfil your role to the best of your ability.
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Friday 6 December 2024
Excel intermediate
This session goes further into Excel functionality and includes freezing panes, sorting and filtering, popular functions, relative and absolute referencing, naming cells and working with multiple workbooks.
Time: 09:00 - 11:00
Wise Council
Want to be part of the movement of change? Come along to find out more. The Wise Council offers every single member of staff the opportunity to participate in this seismic shift in how it feels to work here, bringing about the much-needed change to our culture.
Time: 11:00 - 11:30
Admin awards
Watch this space, details coming soon!
Time: 13:00 - 16:00
Location: Heartlands Education Centre
Appointment only events
Flexible Working
Do you have any questions, queries or concerns related to flexible working? Are you wanting to support your staff but would like some advice? Maybe you are considering applying for flexible working and would like to know more about the options? If any of these apply to you, you can book an appointment to speak in confidence with one of the Organisational Development Team.