Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing Services Wokingham
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 11 months (Fixed term end date will be determined after pre-employment checks have been completed)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CHS1021
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Nursing Wokingham
- Town
- Wokingham
- Salary
- £25,883 - £26,958 per annum, pro rata (incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/06/2025
Employer heading
Community Nursing Administrator
Band 3
Job overview
We are looking for an Administrator to join our Community Nursing Team. You will support the Community Nursing service to deliver care to people in their own homes by providing administrative support to the team. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development
Main duties of the job
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Providing administrative support for the Community Nursing teams.
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Maintain effective communication across the service and deal in a professional, helpful, and sensitive manner with patients, carers, staff and other agencies by telephone and face to face.
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Assist in the efficient and accurate recording of data on all required electronic systems including the Trust system RIO.
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Ordering and maintaining stocks of nursing supplies, stationary, equipment and resources for the team via the Trusts procurement systems.
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Type confidential correspondence, reports and other documentation to a high standard within agreed timescales
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Attend meetings where the information may be complex and sensitive, taking and transcribing minutes at Community Nursing meetings and forums
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
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Ability to use own initiative and apply a practical problem-solving approach
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Demonstrate confidential and effective written and verbal communication skill
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Demonstrate an enthusiastic and flexible approach
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Kirsty Waters on 07815 485079 or email:[email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
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Have attention to detail
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ3 or equivalent qualification/experience
- Knowledge of administration and/or office procedures
- Previous knowledge or experience of working in an office and/or customer care environment, undertaking administrative duties
- Educated to GCSE Grade C (or equivalent), including English and Maths
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Willing to undertake personal development
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of leading and managing teams in a community health setting
- Organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience in a similar role
- Numeric skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kirsty Waters
- Job title
- Lead Administrator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07815 485079
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