Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Administrative Lead - School Nursing

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Job summary

Admin Lead-School Nursing

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Administrative Lead/Admin Support to the School Nursing Service Lead.

You will be joining a leading organisation that is both forward thinking and innovative. Southern Health is committed to improving the quality of child health services across Hampshire and takes pride in rewarding the success of its staff.

You will also be required to use initiative, working autonomously in referring issues to other relevant parties as appropriate, ensuring confidentiality and security of information is always maintained, whilst providing good customer service experience for all staff and patients/customers. The role will include managing, supervising, and allocating work to the administrative team, taking minutes and responsibility for the team key performance indicators, providing cross-cover support to other teams and sites across the Area as required.

Car driver, access to a car and insurance for business use are essential.

Hampshire Wide covers the following locations;Fareham, Aldershot, Basingstoke, Winchester, Otterbourne, Havant, West End, Tatchbury Mount and Alton.

Main duties of the job

To coordinate and lead the Administrative Team Coordinators in providing high quality administrative support to the 0-19 Children and Family Services Clinical Team Leads to support effective delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.

The Admin Leads role will also provide support to the Admin Manager with the management of HR (Human Resource) processes and recruitment and provide high quality administration to the School Nursing Service Lead

The Administrative Lead will be responsible for ensuring all communications are being relayed accurately to relevant team members and agencies as required following correct message taking procedures.

The Administrative Lead will be required to work collaboratively with partner agencies including Primary Care, Midwifery, Education, Childrens Services and the Voluntary Sector, to support effective delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Details

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-SS-4208

Job locations

Aldershot Centre for Health

Hospital Hill

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 1AY


Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ


Fareham Community Hospital

Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green

Southampton

Hampshire

SO31 7DQ


Parklands Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9RH


Alton Community Hospital

Chawton Park Road

Alton

Hampshire

GU34 1RJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 4 or Higher Education Certificate/BTEC or equivalent experience
  • English and Maths GCSE or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development particularly organisational systems, staff supervision, business administration

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 3 or 2 A/ AS Levels or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Advance level of IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher)
  • Line management and delivering training
  • Use of patient information systems such as RiO, PAS, SystmOne
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working including developing positive working relationships between clinical & non-clinical staff

Desirable

  • Previous NHS Experience
  • Experience of working in a dynamic environment that is subject to rapid change due to operational pressures

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Positive attitude and approach
  • Ability to handle demands with professionalism, tact and diplomacy
  • Working on own initiative
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 4 or Higher Education Certificate/BTEC or equivalent experience
  • English and Maths GCSE or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development particularly organisational systems, staff supervision, business administration

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 3 or 2 A/ AS Levels or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Advance level of IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher)
  • Line management and delivering training
  • Use of patient information systems such as RiO, PAS, SystmOne
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working including developing positive working relationships between clinical & non-clinical staff

Desirable

  • Previous NHS Experience
  • Experience of working in a dynamic environment that is subject to rapid change due to operational pressures

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Positive attitude and approach
  • Ability to handle demands with professionalism, tact and diplomacy
  • Working on own initiative

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

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aldershot Centre for Health

Hospital Hill

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 1AY


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aldershot Centre for Health

Hospital Hill

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 1AY


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Pauline Fryer

pauline.fryer@southernhealth.nhs.uk

02382316151

Details

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-SS-4208

Job locations

Aldershot Centre for Health

Hospital Hill

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 1AY


Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ


Fareham Community Hospital

Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green

Southampton

Hampshire

SO31 7DQ


Parklands Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9RH


Alton Community Hospital

Chawton Park Road

Alton

Hampshire

GU34 1RJ


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