Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Information Technician

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Job summary

This is a rare opportunity to join the Child Health Team at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust as a Band 3 Information Technician. This Service successfully delivers across Hertfordshire, Luton, Bedford and Milton Keynes, including Newport Pagnell.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. Our Trust is one of a new generation of community health service Trusts in the NHS.

We are responsible for delivering a wide range of community health services across Hertfordshire. Our services are well established and we have built up a proud reputation for quality and excellence thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff.

Our vision is to become a leading light in the provision of innovative programmes of care which maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Hertfordshire and other areas served by the Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a team player, with good problem solving skills and excellent interpersonal skills. IT proficiencies, experience of working in the NHS with large databases in a conscientious way will also be required. If you are well organised, calm under pressure and enjoy finding and rectifying errors, we are very much looking forward to meeting you.

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,066 per annum (pro rata where applicable).

About us

  • A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
  • You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
  • We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
  • Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
  • We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
  • We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
  • You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Details

Date posted

25 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

812-23-TH-CHIS-IT-01

Job locations

Howard Court

Tewin Road

Welwyn Garden City

AL7 1BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Central Midland South Child Health Service acts as a population register. This ensures that universal services, such as immunisations, childhood screenings, 0-5 healthy child programme and support for children with special educational needs are offered and accurately recorded, to all children from 0-25 years. This role provides administrative investigation to Child Health Tasks, focussed particularly around identifying and rectifying data anomalies. Using attention to detail and good detection skills, the goal is to keep any data recording errors to an absolute minimum.

Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD) for Healthcare Workers - Candidates offered a role with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, who are aged 18 and over and who will have direct, face to face contact with service users as part of their role are required, subject to review, to evidence that they have received a complete course of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, subject to limited exceptions. This will include front-line workers, as well as non-clinical workers not directly involved in patient care but who nevertheless may have direct, face to-face contact with patients, such as receptionists and ward clerks.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Central Midland South Child Health Service acts as a population register. This ensures that universal services, such as immunisations, childhood screenings, 0-5 healthy child programme and support for children with special educational needs are offered and accurately recorded, to all children from 0-25 years. This role provides administrative investigation to Child Health Tasks, focussed particularly around identifying and rectifying data anomalies. Using attention to detail and good detection skills, the goal is to keep any data recording errors to an absolute minimum.

Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD) for Healthcare Workers - Candidates offered a role with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, who are aged 18 and over and who will have direct, face to face contact with service users as part of their role are required, subject to review, to evidence that they have received a complete course of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, subject to limited exceptions. This will include front-line workers, as well as non-clinical workers not directly involved in patient care but who nevertheless may have direct, face to-face contact with patients, such as receptionists and ward clerks.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent in Business Administration or equivalent knowledge
  • Customer Service qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • An understanding of Access data bases
  • Experience of working in an office environment
  • Data input experience
  • Work within the NHS

Desirable

  • Eventbrite knowledge

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Accurate keyboard skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to work without direct supervision
  • Ability to problem solve and deal with non-standard processes
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent in Business Administration or equivalent knowledge
  • Customer Service qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • An understanding of Access data bases
  • Experience of working in an office environment
  • Data input experience
  • Work within the NHS

Desirable

  • Eventbrite knowledge

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Accurate keyboard skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to work without direct supervision
  • Ability to problem solve and deal with non-standard processes

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

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Address

Howard Court

Tewin Road

Welwyn Garden City

AL7 1BW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Address

Howard Court

Tewin Road

Welwyn Garden City

AL7 1BW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Lead

Rebecca Twist

rebecca.twist@nhs.net

03005555055

Details

Date posted

25 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

812-23-TH-CHIS-IT-01

Job locations

Howard Court

Tewin Road

Welwyn Garden City

AL7 1BW


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