Job summary
We are currently seeking a Customer Services Administrator to join the Personal Dosimetry Services (PDS) team on a Bank Contract.
The Personal Dosimetry Service is a commercial service, approved by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), and accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. PDS serves over 5,500 employers working with ionising radiations in the industrial, research and medical sectors, by assessing the radiation doses to their employees. This is carried out by means of passive personal dosemeters, which are worn by the employee for a period then returned to PDS for processing and reporting. The service also helps build experience which informs UKHSA’s advice to government and users of radiation and makes a significant contribution towards RCCE’s annual income. The PDS is a group of around 35 staff, plus 10 bank staff, who issue, and assess doses from, dosimeters for over 80,000 workers in the UK and overseas.
Job details
The Customer Services Administrator contributes to the health and safety of employees exposed to ionising radiation in their work environments and requires highly specialised technical, scientific and legislative knowledge and skills coupled with extensive relevant experience.
They will work as part of a small team which is responsible for dealing with customer queries, processing orders, forwarding contracts, invoicing for all PDS services provided (over 5,500 customers) and maintaining an excellent level of customer care. The Customer Services Administrator will work with the team to invoice PDS customers.
Their main duties will involve participating in the day-to-day work of the Customer Services office and maintaining a high level of accuracy in accordance with standard operating procedures. This will require some knowledge and experience, as well as the ability to interpret and deal with customer queries.
There will also be close contact with other areas such as UKHSA Accounting Services when the Customer Services Administrator will need to investigate invoice/payment queries and liaise with both the customer and Accounting Services.
Further duties will include:
- Provide information to both new and existing customers on all aspects ordering our services.
- Deal with queries via post, email, fax and our on-line service and liaise with the customer to ensure their queries are answered.
- Enter orders on to the PDS program, run reports to ensure order continuity, collect and check the resulting data and run invoicing and credit reports to produce invoices and credit notes. Enter order data onto the PDS bespoke database.
- Enter data, and extract data from, the database to answer queries. Data entry is mainly manual and requires a high level of thoroughness and accuracy.
- Assist in investigating customer queries and in answering these queries verbally and in writing.
The role involves continual contact with customers and is carried out to deadlines specified in regulatory requirements, in QA documentation or by line managers. The Customer Services Administrator will have direct responsibility in dealing with a selection of customers. The office supervisor (line manager) will be responsible for the organisation of the whole office workload, but the Customer Services Administrator will be responsible for their own work and will work as part of a team to fulfil the required duties.
The above is not an exhaustive list, and is only an outline of the core components, tasks and outcomes required of the role.
You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by your line manager.
The job description and person specification may also be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the division and the UKHSA.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- 5 GCSE’s including Maths, English or equivalent experience in administration or customer services
- Experience of working in a customer-oriented, commercial environment to include direct contact with customers and knowledge of good customer care
- Previous experience of working in an administrative environment using computerised data systems, and database entry work
- Previous experience of accounting and order processing
- Ability to work on own initiative, using problem solving skills to help with customer queries
- Excellent organisational and prioritising skills; handling a busy workload and meeting deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively and to form good working relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and customers.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
Desirable Criteria
- General awareness of the hazards and uses of ionising radiation. Familiarity with the uses of personal dosimetry and awareness of the regulatory framework for personal dosimetry
- Ability to react quickly to changing work plans to cope with peak demand periods
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £27,335, UK Health Security Agency contributes £7,918 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy will be evaluated using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications, knowledge, experience, skills and abilities outlined in the Essential Criteria listed in this job advert.
Application & Sift (Competency-based)
At sift stage you will be assessed against the 8 Essential Criteria listed in this job advert.
You will be required to complete an:
- Application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)
- 750 word supporting statement
This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role.
You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. The application form is the kind of information you would put into your CV – please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email your CV.
Healthjobsuk has a word limit of 1500 but your statement of suitability must be no more than 750 words. We will not consider any words over 750.
Longlisting
In the event of a large number of applications, we may longlist into 3 piles of:
- Meets all Essential Criteria
- Meets some Essential Criteria
- Meets no Essential Criteria
Only those that 'Meets all Essential Criteria' will progress to Shortlisting.
Shortlisting
In the event of a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift on the following Essential Criteria:
- Experience of working in a customer-oriented, commercial environment to include direct contact with customers and knowledge of good customer care
Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/successful candidates.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview.
Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage.
Interview (Competency-based)
You will be invited to a face-to-face interview at Chilton Scientific Campus.
In exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.
Interview date(s) to be confirmed.
During the interview we will assess against the below in relation to the Essential Criteria:
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Skills and Abilities
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Eligibility Criteria
External: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
Salary Information
Grade: AO
AO Outer: £27,335 - £28,442 per annum, pro rata
If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.
Location
This role is being offered as office/lab based at our Chilton Scientific Campus, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0RQ.
Please note hybrid working is not available for this role.
Security Clearance Level Requirement
Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Counter-Terrorist Check.
For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires CTC clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Future location
UKHSA is investing in a new state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre in Harlow, Essex, which will eventually bring together teams currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale and Porton Down. For more details, please see: Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection - GOV.UK. The new facilities will start becoming operational in the mid-2030s, with full completion by 2038. Staff will move in phases as facilities become available. If you're appointed to a role currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale or Porton Down, please note that we'll continue investing in these sites for the next decade. As we get closer to the transition, we'll provide full information about relocation support available to staff.
Reasonable Adjustments
The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs.
You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: Reasonable Adjustments , Civil Service Careers
International Police check
If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and it could be time accrued over that period.
Internal Fraud Check
If successful for this role as one aspect of pre-employment screening, applicant’s personal details – name, national insurance number and date of birth - will be checked against the Cabinet Office Internal Fraud Hub and anyone included on the database will be refused employment unless they can show exceptional circumstances. Currently this is only for External candidates to the Civil Service.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Recruitment team
Further information
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website here: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
