Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Assistant Temporary Staffing Officer

The closing date is 27 April 2026

Job summary

Are you an experienced administrator who would like to progress your career in a fast paced and genuinely supportive team?

Would you like to work for a team where flexible working (including the opportunity to work from home) is encouraged and your wellbeing and personal development are prioritised?

If you have acan-doattitude, are passionate about providingexcellent customer service experience to our current and future colleagues and are keen to progress a career in HR, we would love to hear from you.

Our Temporary Staffing Team support the joint venture People Services function for Derbyshire Community Health Service and Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust.

You will be able to choose to be based at either Kingsway Hospital, Derby or Walton Hospital, Chesterfield, but will be predominantly working from home you will be required to travel to other bases for meetings as required.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for positive, pro-active and professional administrator to join our team. If you have excellent interpersonal skills, are a good communicator, and have a strong desire to provide outstanding support to our clinical teams, this role could be perfect for you.

You will work together with different people across both Trusts, building relationships at all levels, in order to understand their temporary staffing needs and requirements and how we can support them in delivering safe, effective patient care.

You will use a number of computerised systems (such as the NHS system Electronic Staff Record and the suite of RL Datix (Allocate rostering packages) to manage and monitor staffing, actively adjusting your workload as needed, Frequent reprioritisation of workload will be required to adjust to competing changes in demand.

You will deliver excellent customer service to colleagues across our services, ensuring that all email and telephone enquiries, comments, and suggestions are handled appropriately and promptly through a very busy service.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.

Details

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

842-POE-7054-26-B

Job locations

Walton Hospital

Whitecoates Lane

Chesterfield

S40 3HW


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for positive, pro-active and professional administrator to join our team. If you have excellent interpersonal skills, are a good communicator, and have a strong desire to provide outstanding support to our clinical teams, this role could be perfect for you.

You will work together with different people across both Trusts, building relationships at all levels, in order to understand their temporary staffing needs and requirements and how we can support them in delivering safe, effective patient care.

You will use a number of computerised systems (such as the NHS system Electronic Staff Record and the suite of RL Datix (Allocate rostering packages) to manage and monitor staffing, actively adjusting your workload as needed, Frequent reprioritisation of workload will be required to adjust to competing changes in demand.

You will deliver excellent customer service to colleagues across our services, ensuring that all email and telephone enquiries, comments, and suggestions are handled appropriately and promptly through a very busy service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for positive, pro-active and professional administrator to join our team. If you have excellent interpersonal skills, are a good communicator, and have a strong desire to provide outstanding support to our clinical teams, this role could be perfect for you.

You will work together with different people across both Trusts, building relationships at all levels, in order to understand their temporary staffing needs and requirements and how we can support them in delivering safe, effective patient care.

You will use a number of computerised systems (such as the NHS system Electronic Staff Record and the suite of RL Datix (Allocate rostering packages) to manage and monitor staffing, actively adjusting your workload as needed, Frequent reprioritisation of workload will be required to adjust to competing changes in demand.

You will deliver excellent customer service to colleagues across our services, ensuring that all email and telephone enquiries, comments, and suggestions are handled appropriately and promptly through a very busy service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or relevant experience
  • Strong IT skills - Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of Temporary Staffing environment and recruitment practices
  • Able to organise and prioritise own workload and set deadlines and able to use own initiative

Desirable

  • Experience using ESR, Health Roster and Bank Staff
  • Previous experience of using data from a HR/Payroll system to produce detailed reports.

Communication

Essential

  • Clear communicator with accurate data entry and telephone skills.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or relevant experience
  • Strong IT skills - Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of Temporary Staffing environment and recruitment practices
  • Able to organise and prioritise own workload and set deadlines and able to use own initiative

Desirable

  • Experience using ESR, Health Roster and Bank Staff
  • Previous experience of using data from a HR/Payroll system to produce detailed reports.

Communication

Essential

  • Clear communicator with accurate data entry and telephone 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

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address

Walton Hospital

Whitecoates Lane

Chesterfield

S40 3HW


Employer's website

http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address

Walton Hospital

Whitecoates Lane

Chesterfield

S40 3HW


Employer's website

http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Temporary Staffing

Harpreet Modhara

harpreet.modhara@nhs.net

01332564856

Details

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

842-POE-7054-26-B

Job locations

Walton Hospital

Whitecoates Lane

Chesterfield

S40 3HW


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