Job summary
- Main area
- Admin
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- 6 months (6 month fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 383-CHI-5487-25
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Children in Care and Adoption Team Administrator
NHS AfC: Band 3
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time (30 hours) Team Administrator covering Monday-Friday within the Children in Care and Adoption Team.
We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and committed team administrator. You will be a key member of the looked after children service that consists of Community Paediatricians, Nurses and other Multi-Agency Teams.
Main duties of the job
To succeed, you will need excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Develop and maintain administrative systems to support policies and processes.
Undertaking general office duties as required inline with service procedures, working on an electronic patient record system.
Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external partner agencies and services.
Comfortable working under pressure, adept at prioritising workloads with the ability to work to tight deadlines. You will be well supported to further your own professional knowledge, skills, and development within this highly specialised area.
An annual appraisal and regular management one to one reviews are provided, as is the chance to attend relevant mandatory and other training pertinent to the role.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
DHCFT is an NHS Foundation Trust that strives for innovation and improvement for the service and individuals that work within it.
Our Vision is to make a positive difference in people’s lives by improving health and wellbeing.
Our Objectives are to provide great care, be a great place to work and best use of money.
Our Values of People first, Respect, Honesty, & Do your best are why our workforce chose to work for the NHS & DHCFT.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.”
Benefits include:
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- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
The role will include providing administrative support to the Children in Care Team. Therefore, you must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, together with a good working knowledge of Microsoft computer packages.
You will ideally possess an Admin qualification or equivalent qualification in typewriting/word processing and skills and experience around standards of spelling and grammatical accuracy.
You will need to be able to input data and analyse and complete reports.
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Qualifications |
· RSA III Typing or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience · GCSEs Grade C or above in English · Skilled in MS Office applications – Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
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· Previous experience in a healthcare setting. · Knowledge of TPP SystmOne
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Experience |
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· NHS experience · Understanding of the local authority.
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SKILLS |
· Maintenance of filing systems · Excellent verbal and written communication skills · Excellent interpersonal skills by being a team player, but must be able to work on own initiative · Organisational Skills
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· Geographical Knowledge of Derby & Derbyshire · Audio typing skills
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Values |
· Caring We provide safe care and support people to achieve their goals
· Inclusive We respect everyone in all we do
· Ambitious We offer high quality services, and we commit to ongoing improvement
· Belonging We come together to create a culture that is welcoming, open and trusting
· Collaborative We work together to achieve the best outcomes for our people and communities |
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OTHER ATTRIBUTES |
· Motivated · Flexible · Professional approach · Aptitude for discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information · Requirement to maintain confidentiality · Emotional resilience and stress management techniques when dealing with distressing information · Non-judgemental positive attitude towards service receivers and carers · Positive and upbeat attitude and disposition
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· Ability to travel to other premises to attend and/or support trust meetings. |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSA III Typewriting or equivalent
- Educated to GCSE standard, to include English, Grade C or above (or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Excellent organisation skills Ability to prioritise workload and meet timescales
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Cooksey
- Job title
- Children's Complex Health Admin Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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