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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
779-NN-6230984-A&C-Z
Employer
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Heart of Hounslow
Town
Hounslow
Salary
£29,460 - £31,909 per annum incl HCAS 15%
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Hounslow Children Services- Administration Team Leader

Band 4

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. Our preceptorship programme is second to none hence the award and logo. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services. In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users. 

Job overview

Hounslow Children Services -Administrative team leader 

There is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative administrator to join our friendly, supportive Children Services team in West London.  

We work with families in one of the most diverse boroughs in London to give children the best possible start in life by providing the most up-to-date evidence-based support. 

We are looking for a motivated individual with team leading experience to manage our Health Visiting & Specialist Children administration hub. The applicant should have knowledge of the processes within a health visiting & Community Nursing  administration team. The role will also provide administrative support Children Services  leadership team.  

Main duties of the job

The Administration Team Leader is responsible for the day-to-day                 co-ordination and supervision of the administrative team to ensure work is prioritized and delivered to time scale.  

To work closely with the leadership team in ensuring the efficient delivery, management and service improvement of business systems to support the delivery of high-quality front line clinical services.  

The post holder will co-ordinate a comprehensive administrative support service to the health visiting team & Community Children Nursing team. An efficient referral processing system, appointment/visiting management system via the electronic patient database, ensuring the provision of high-quality customer services in the interface between the patients, carers, primary care, secondary care, community care, social care and voluntary organisations.  

Working for our organisation

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalized care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.

In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards.

In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users. If you enjoy a challenge and want to go home each day knowing you made a difference, you will thrive in our organisation.

Infection Control

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • A levels/NVQ3 or equivalent experience, in addition to GCSE or equivalent qualifications in English and Maths
Desirable criteria
  • IT or business administration qualification, e.g. BTEC or NVQ

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of processes and systems used to deliver efficient and effective administration support
  • Significant experience in providing effective administration support to a range of people/teams
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in providing leadership support to teams

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent verbal communication and negotiation skills, particularly in dealing with complex or sensitive issues
  • Advance IT skills
  • Ability work effectively in a team and us own initiative.
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of digital tools
  • Chairing meeting and minutes takings

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDCapital Nurse, LondonNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Samsul Alam
Job title
Business Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07747 768657
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