Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Healthy Child Programme Assistant

The closing date is 04 November 2025

Job summary

Healthy Child Programme Assistant - 21 hours - Permanent

To provide support and assistance to staff in the health care professional team team (including Health Visitors, School Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses) and other clinicians.

To work within clinic or community settings.

To undertake clerical duties and caseload administration for the team. This will include initial screening of calls from service users, partners and other professionals, and liaising with the Senior HCPA where needed. The post holder will be required to promptly answer telephone calls, resolve routine queries, and provide a high level of customer service, which will include signposting to relevant services prioritising urgent assessment when required.

Main duties of the job

Assisting the Senior HCPAs and clinicians with any delegated duties.

Signposting service users.

Office duties, i.e answering telephone calls, emails, using PAS.

Booking/rearranging appointments.

Monitoring and ordering office supplies /PPE / health promotion material / IT equipment.

Working at various community clinic settings.

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.

Date posted

21 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

245-ADM2HV-10-25

Job locations

Crickets Lane Clinic

Crickets Lane

Ashton under Lyne

OL6 6NG

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines 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 person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

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 and numeracy

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 for word processing, use of electronic communication and databases
Familiar with standard office software such as word, excel
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 e.g. EMIS

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good functional literacy and numeracy

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 for word processing, use of electronic communication and databases
Familiar with standard office software such as word, excel
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 e.g. EMIS

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

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crickets Lane Clinic

Crickets Lane

Ashton under Lyne

OL6 6NG

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crickets Lane Clinic

Crickets Lane

Ashton under Lyne

OL6 6NG

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)