Immunisation Team Administrator (Chichester)

Job summary

Immunisation Programme Office Administrator (Chichester) - Full time (condensed to 9 working days out of 10 considered) temporary contract for 4 months, September to December 2025.

An opportunity has arisen for a temporary Band 3 Immunisation Office Administrator to join the SCFT Sussex Immunisation Service.

The role requires office working core hours of 8am-4pm, with flexibility to work later to offer administrative support and reception duties for clinics. You may also be asked to come in early on occasion to assist with packing of vaccines.

The SCFT Sussex Immunisation Service vaccinates children aged 0-19 years in schools and clinics across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

This post will be based at Westhampnett Centre, Chichester, but you may be required to travel to provide support in offices, clinics and occasionally schools within the whole SCFT area.

Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK will not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will provide administrative and secretarial support to this innovative and dynamic immunisation team; dedicated to improving immunisation uptake and delivering the national evidence-based schools' immunisation programmes. They may also act as a first point of contact for internal and external enquiries, directing them to the appropriate recipient and accurately recording information and messages.

We welcome applicants who can demonstrate a willingness to work flexibly and co-operatively with colleagues both within their own team and the wider multidisciplinary teams across the whole SCFT area. You will need to be motivated, conscientious and committed to supporting us to maintain high vaccination coverage across Sussex.

All team members support the whole of the SCFT Immunisation Service, therefore you must be willing to travel to other offices and clinic venues and occasionally to schools within Sussex.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.