Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Administration Support worker

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic support assistant to join our Barnet Children's Integrated Therapies team.

Your role will be as a support worker to a Speech and Language Therapist. You will support in the administrative elements of their role. This role will involve being present in therapy and assessment sessions within schools in Barnet.

Main duties of the job

Key duties will include various administrative tasks such as taking notes during session, making bookings on the patient record system. Populating clinical documents with information and formatting and editing other documents. Supporting to maintain caseload spreadsheets and ensuring patient data is up to date on the clinical systems.

The role will be based directly with the therapist in schools for 12 hours per week and then administration at Edgware Community Hospital for 4 further hours.

The hours would be:

Tuesday 9-3

Wednesday 9-3

Thursday 9-13

To carry out any other duties commensurate with the grade as directed by the line manager

Prioritise and manage own workload on a day-to-day basis.

The majority of annual leave is required to be taken within the school holidays to meet the needs of the service.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Details

Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,176 to £30,225 a year pro rata per annum including HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3045-A

Job locations

Barnet Children's Integrated Therapies

Edgware Community Hospital

Edgware

HA8 0AD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out scanning and uploading paper records on to the Rio patient record system.Under the guidance of the Line Manager, provide ad-hoc general adminsupport to staff based within the SEMH administration team as required.Any other reasonable duties as directed appropriate to grade

To participate in on-the-job learning, this includes shadowing experience staff,reading up on service and policies, asking for guidance, and asking questions to clarify pointsof knowledge, experience and understanding.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out scanning and uploading paper records on to the Rio patient record system.Under the guidance of the Line Manager, provide ad-hoc general adminsupport to staff based within the SEMH administration team as required.Any other reasonable duties as directed appropriate to grade

To participate in on-the-job learning, this includes shadowing experience staff,reading up on service and policies, asking for guidance, and asking questions to clarify pointsof knowledge, experience and understanding.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Maths or equivalent

Desirable

  • An English language qualification, GCSE or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of clerical experience
  • Experience of word, excell and powerpoint
  • Experience of note taking
  • Experience of organising spreadsheets/caseloads

Desirable

  • Previous knowledge of NHS / how NHS operates

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Organised and methodical in their approach to their work
  • Good telephone manner
  • Ability to build up good working relationships with staff at all levels
  • Excellent team working skills
Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Maths or equivalent

Desirable

  • An English language qualification, GCSE or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of clerical experience
  • Experience of word, excell and powerpoint
  • Experience of note taking
  • Experience of organising spreadsheets/caseloads

Desirable

  • Previous knowledge of NHS / how NHS operates

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Organised and methodical in their approach to their work
  • Good telephone manner
  • Ability to build up good working relationships with staff at all levels
  • Excellent team working skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Barnet Children's Integrated Therapies

Edgware Community Hospital

Edgware

HA8 0AD


Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Barnet Children's Integrated Therapies

Edgware Community Hospital

Edgware

HA8 0AD


Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead SLT

Sarah McClure

smcclure@nhs.net

02033168900

Details

Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,176 to £30,225 a year pro rata per annum including HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3045-A

Job locations

Barnet Children's Integrated Therapies

Edgware Community Hospital

Edgware

HA8 0AD


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