Looked After Children Business Support Administrator

Job summary

The post holder will provide confidential and effective governance and administration support to the Hampshire Looked After Children (LAC) service and team members, supporting the senior Business Support Administrator with managing, maintaining and developing the service information and reporting systems.

To support with the management of the LAC hub emails to ensure confidentiality and a seamless service.

To support with the management of the process of Hampshire wide Locally Commissioned Service for Initial Health Assessments (IHA), ensuring children coming into care are seen by a Specialist GP to assess their health needs, within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days from entry into care.

To support the education and training Local Authority colleagues to provide accurate legal documentation and validate all referrals received into the service.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable individual to support the Hampshire Looked After Children (LAC) service which will include:

• Providing a confidential and effective governance and administration support to the Hampshire Looked After Children (LAC) service and team members, supporting the senior Business Support Administrator with managing, maintaining, and developing the service information and reporting systems.
• Supporting with the management of the LAC hub emails to ensure confidentiality and a seamless service.
• Supporting with the management of the process of Hampshire wide Locally Commissioned Service for Initial Health Assessments (IHA), ensuring children coming into care are seen by a Specialist GP to assess their health needs, within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days from entry into care.
• Supporting the education and training Local Authority colleagues to provide accurate legal documentation and validate all referrals received into the service.

About us

We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.

We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.

We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.

Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:

• 27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
• NHS pension scheme
• Sick pay policy
• Occupational health services including staff counselling services
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
• Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.

Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.

Trudie Higby, Business Manager - trudie.higby@nhs.net 07712 269789 or Siobhan Avery, Senior Designated Nurse for Looked After Children - siobhan.avery@nhs.net 07876 002173 or Vicky Fraser Senior Designated Nurse for Looked After Children vicky.fraser@nhs.net07785 474777