Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Child Health Supervisor

The closing date is 31 October 2025

Job summary

To assist the trust in delivering its agenda by supporting the team leader to deliver a high quality service in their areas of responsibility by providing an efficient and effective administrative service.

Monitoring of quality and performance of staff, and processes, taking action to correct any lapse of standards, in conjunction with the Team Leader

Manage the daily allocations of workloads for staff.

Ensuring that the needs of the service continue to be met in the absence of colleagues.

Providing training to staff on the current system and to ensure that staff can access the National Spine Portal & ensure accurate demographic, GP and School data is correctly entered into System One. To assist the Team Leader in the induction of new staff and to identify individual training needs and carry out training as required.

To set up and update as appropriate standard templates including letters and forms for use within the department.

Responsible for ensuring procedure manuals are kept up to date.

Main duties of the job

Manage annual leave requests for the department, in accordance with the departmental policy and rotas ensuring service level is maintained. To record any staff sickness or absence.

To ensure any faults or problems within the department e.g. computer/ electrical are reported immediately.

Carry out Appraisals in accordance with Trust Policy.

Ensure that confidentiality is always maintained.

To be responsible for ensuring staff work in a safe environment, both structurally and interpersonally

Carry out data quality checks daily.

To schedule & print Consent forms for all school-based immunisations

To manage the timely recording of all school-based immunisations.

To collect statistical data and assist the Team Leader with ad hoc audits and projects.

To liaise with GP's, Health Visitors, School Nursing & Immunisation Teams on a regular basis when dealing with appointments or queries.

To manage the retrieval of archived records

Monitoring of stationery levels

About us

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.

Details

Date posted

17 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

372-COM2556

Job locations

Brighouse Health Centre

Lawson Road

Calderdale

HD6 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Monitoring of quality and performance of staff, and processes, taking action to correct any lapse of standards, in conjunction with the Team Leader

Manage the daily allocations of workloads for staff.

Ensuring that the needs of the service continue to be met in the absence of colleagues.

Providing training to staff on the current system and to ensure that staff can access the National Spine Portal & ensure accurate demographic, GP and School data is correctly entered into System One. To assist the Team Leader in the induction of new staff and to identify individual training needs and carry out training as required.

To set up and update as appropriate standard templates including letters and forms for use within the department.

Responsible for ensuring procedure manuals are kept up to date.

Manage annual leave requests for the department, in accordance with the departmental policy and rotas ensuring service level is maintained. To record any staff sickness or absence.

To ensure any faults or problems within the department e.g. computer/ electrical are reported immediately.

Carry out Appraisals in accordance with Trust Policy.

Ensure that confidentiality is always maintained.

To be responsible for ensuring staff work in a safe environment, both structurally and interpersonally

Carry out data quality checks daily.

To schedule & print Consent forms for all school-based immunisations

To manage the timely recording of all school-based immunisations.

To collect statistical data and assist the Team Leader with ad hoc audits and projects.

To liaise with GPs, Health Visitors, School Nursing & Immunisation Teams on a regular basis when dealing with appointments or queries.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Monitoring of quality and performance of staff, and processes, taking action to correct any lapse of standards, in conjunction with the Team Leader

Manage the daily allocations of workloads for staff.

Ensuring that the needs of the service continue to be met in the absence of colleagues.

Providing training to staff on the current system and to ensure that staff can access the National Spine Portal & ensure accurate demographic, GP and School data is correctly entered into System One. To assist the Team Leader in the induction of new staff and to identify individual training needs and carry out training as required.

To set up and update as appropriate standard templates including letters and forms for use within the department.

Responsible for ensuring procedure manuals are kept up to date.

Manage annual leave requests for the department, in accordance with the departmental policy and rotas ensuring service level is maintained. To record any staff sickness or absence.

To ensure any faults or problems within the department e.g. computer/ electrical are reported immediately.

Carry out Appraisals in accordance with Trust Policy.

Ensure that confidentiality is always maintained.

To be responsible for ensuring staff work in a safe environment, both structurally and interpersonally

Carry out data quality checks daily.

To schedule & print Consent forms for all school-based immunisations

To manage the timely recording of all school-based immunisations.

To collect statistical data and assist the Team Leader with ad hoc audits and projects.

To liaise with GPs, Health Visitors, School Nursing & Immunisation Teams on a regular basis when dealing with appointments or queries.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE Maths & English or equivalent
  • IT skills - Word processing skills (Microsoft Word) up to RSA 2; spreadsheets & databases (Microsoft word) or equivalent
  • Knowledge of childhood immunisation programme
  • Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation/ local groups
  • Develop contacts with external organisations

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

  • Experience of working in the NHS
  • Experience of clerical / administration systems
  • Extensive experience of working in a busy office
  • Extensive user of System One User

Desirable

  • Experience of IPROC and NHS supply chain ordering

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential

  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills
  • Excellent data inputting skills
  • Ability to organize & prioritise work
  • Good literacy & numeracy skills
  • Understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Able to exercise independent judgment
Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE Maths & English or equivalent
  • IT skills - Word processing skills (Microsoft Word) up to RSA 2; spreadsheets & databases (Microsoft word) or equivalent
  • Knowledge of childhood immunisation programme
  • Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation/ local groups
  • Develop contacts with external organisations

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

  • Experience of working in the NHS
  • Experience of clerical / administration systems
  • Extensive experience of working in a busy office
  • Extensive user of System One User

Desirable

  • Experience of IPROC and NHS supply chain ordering

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential

  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills
  • Excellent data inputting skills
  • Ability to organize & prioritise work
  • Good literacy & numeracy skills
  • Understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Able to exercise independent judgment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brighouse Health Centre

Lawson Road

Calderdale

HD6 1NY


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brighouse Health Centre

Lawson Road

Calderdale

HD6 1NY


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Child Health Team Leader

Shana McDonald

shana.mcdonald@cht.nhs.uk

01484355840

Details

Date posted

17 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

372-COM2556

Job locations

Brighouse Health Centre

Lawson Road

Calderdale

HD6 1NY


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