Job summary
Healthy Child Programme Assistant - 28 hours per week, 8 months
To provide a comprehensive administrative and clerical service and to provide support and assistance to staff in the Healthy Child Programme team (including Health Visitors, School Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses) and other clinicians. To work within clinic or community settings, group work, health promotion, including the ability to promote and safeguard the welfare of Children, Young People, and their families. Reviewing messages and emails, documenting and sharing key information, creating letters and following processes. The ability to prioritise workloads and communicate effectively is essential.
Main duties of the job
Using patient management systems.
Working within a team to prioritise workloads.
Maintaining confidentiality.
Following processes for the health visiting and school nursing services.
Signposting service users.
Creating resources for health promotion displays.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role isunfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annumand/or the requiredskill levelset by UK Visas and Immigration.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role isunfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annumand/or the requiredskill levelset by UK Visas and Immigration.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good functional literacy (spoken and written) and numeracy skills
Desirable
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent (passes at Grades A - C)
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of confidentiality issues
Desirable
- Knowledge of child development
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- General office and clerical experience
- Working as part of a team
- Working with customers/clients/public
- Proven keyboard skills
- Familiar with Microsoft Office
- Ability to organize own workload, prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to travel to various locations around Tameside and Glossop
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of specialist health management software
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good functional literacy (spoken and written) and numeracy skills
Desirable
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent (passes at Grades A - C)
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of confidentiality issues
Desirable
- Knowledge of child development
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- General office and clerical experience
- Working as part of a team
- Working with customers/clients/public
- Proven keyboard skills
- Familiar with Microsoft Office
- Ability to organize own workload, prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to travel to various locations around Tameside and Glossop
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of specialist health management software
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
