Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Clerical Officer – Community Paediatric Administration Service

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit 2 Community Paediatric Clerical Officers within our Targeted Support Services Team.

These posts sit within the Community Paediatric Administration Team. One post will be based at Coral House, Shrewsbury, and the other post will be based at The Stepping Stones Centre, Malinslee, Telford. The posts support Community Paediatric Clinics and services for Looked after Children and those with Special Educational Needs and Disability.

This includes making clinic appointments, data entry onto an in-house computer system, transcribing dictation into letters, forms and reports.

The NHS offers a valuable pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlements on a pro rata basis. There would also be the opportunity to work towards an apprenticeship qualification e.g. Business Administration NVQ Level 3. You will be welcomed into a supportive team, with on the job training to develop your skills.

Should you be invited for an interview, a prioritisation task and a short typing test will take place on day of interview.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

The aim of the Community Paediatric Administration Team is to provide high quality administrative service, supporting health professionals and Local Authority partners in delivering a quality service to the children and families.

The service supports Community Paediatric Clinics, the Looked after Children function, Special Educational Needs and Disability function.

The post holder will be expected to ensure that all clerical functions are carried out to the highest quality standards and within the deadlines applicable to that particular area of work.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Details

Date posted

20 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6106301-OPS

Job locations

Coral House

11 Longbow Close

Shrewsbury

SY1 3GZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA/OCR Stage II word processing/Typing or demonstrated equivalent.
  • Business Administration Level 2 or at least 2 years experience in a clerical role.
  • Good level of general education.
  • ECDL qualification or demonstrated equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in a clerical role.
  • Evidence of working with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook programs.
  • Experience of data entering.

Knowledge, Skills & Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Good communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Organisational skills, pleasant manner, well-motivated, able to act on own initiative but willing to take direction.
  • Ability to work with speed and accuracy.
  • Responsive to change.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA/OCR Stage II word processing/Typing or demonstrated equivalent.
  • Business Administration Level 2 or at least 2 years experience in a clerical role.
  • Good level of general education.
  • ECDL qualification or demonstrated equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in a clerical role.
  • Evidence of working with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook programs.
  • Experience of data entering.

Knowledge, Skills & Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Good communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Organisational skills, pleasant manner, well-motivated, able to act on own initiative but willing to take direction.
  • Ability to work with speed and accuracy.
  • Responsive to change.

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

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Coral House

11 Longbow Close

Shrewsbury

SY1 3GZ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Coral House

11 Longbow Close

Shrewsbury

SY1 3GZ


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Paediatric Team Leader

Andrea Harrison

andrea.harrison4@nhs.net

01743453520

Details

Date posted

20 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6106301-OPS

Job locations

Coral House

11 Longbow Close

Shrewsbury

SY1 3GZ


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