Job overview

We have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic highly motivated team member to work alongside our SPA/Admin Team

The role is for 37.5 hours a week working remotely and from either admin bases at Stubley Medical Centre or Ripley Hospital.

Children's 0-19 Community Services provides health visiting and school nursing services to the children, young people and families of Derbyshire.

In addition you must be able to prioritise your daily workload and provide efficient and reliable administrative support. 

We require enthusiastic individuals who are organised, methodical and able to use their own initiative. 

Also, you should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, good computer skills and be flexible. 

You will need to be able to work as part of a team and a good knowledge of SystmOne is desirable.

Main duties of the job

To contribute effectively to the organisation of Children’s community services, you will be required to:

• Provide comprehensive administrative support for the children’s community services 0-19 teams from a centralised admin contact point.
• Provide comprehensive administrative support for children’s community services as part of the Single Point of Access (SPA)
• Have a flexible approach to undertake duties and travel to sites in Derbyshire on occasion to support administration functions when required and to cover sickness and annual leave.
• To be competent and confident to input information/records within guidelines onto SystmOne, scanning paperwork and action tasks in a timely manner within a 24 hour window.
• Effectively communicate with staff groups across Derbyshire by email, text, and telephone
• To liaise with parents/carers in order to capture essential information, for example name of school attended.
• To manage tasks on a rota basis within the admin hub including collection of mail, processing domestic violence, A/E, MIU, and midwifery information etc
• Support the countywide delivery of Children’s community services admin function; cover sickness and absence.

Working for our organisation

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.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff.  We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre.  Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community.  As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign.  The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

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Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”

Our values:

1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis.  If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team,   01332 564856, option 1, option 1  or   [email protected]  and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please note - if we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you.  Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.