Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Safeguarding Children Child Death Review Administrator

The closing date is 25 August 2025

Job summary

A rare opportunity has become available to join our safeguarding children Child Death review Administration team. The post holder is a member of the Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Safeguarding Children Team and is required to provide a comprehensive and efficient administrative support service to the Child Death Review team and the Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) and to offer support to all partners involved in all child deaths (0 - 18 years) in Hertfordshire.

To undertake a wide range of administrative tasks, including personal responsibility for a number of routine delegated tasks including supporting, coordinating and sharing information from the Electronic Child Death Overview Panel (ECDOP). The post holder will be required to use the eCDOP system to monitor case progress, co-ordinate Child Death Review (CDR) Meetings, including information gathering and collating data. Training on the systems used will be provided.

The post-holder will require a high level of organisational skills and a willingness to develop their role within this specialist area ensuring that a high-quality review, reporting and support service is maintained.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive administrative support to the nursing team and our partners. This is detailed in the Job description.

About us

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Date posted

11 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

812-25-VC-SCCA-COR

Job locations

Sandridge Gate Business park

Ronson's way

St Albans

AL4 9XR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached the JD.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached the JD.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

GCSEs grade C or above, or equivalent
RSA lll Typing or equivalent
NVQ Level 4 in Business & Administration or equivalent knowledge and experience

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Good literacy and numeracy skills
Good IT skills - including all office applications and office equipment
Efficient/organised
To maintain a professional telephone manner at all times to make and receive telephone calls

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in an administrative role
Previous experience as team lead
Experience in using and setting up databases
Work as part of a team and support team
Ability to organise and prioritise workload

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

GCSEs grade C or above, or equivalent
RSA lll Typing or equivalent
NVQ Level 4 in Business & Administration or equivalent knowledge and experience

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Good literacy and numeracy skills
Good IT skills - including all office applications and office equipment
Efficient/organised
To maintain a professional telephone manner at all times to make and receive telephone calls

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in an administrative role
Previous experience as team lead
Experience in using and setting up databases
Work as part of a team and support team
Ability to organise and prioritise workload

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

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Address

Sandridge Gate Business park

Ronson's way

St Albans

AL4 9XR

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Address

Sandridge Gate Business park

Ronson's way

St Albans

AL4 9XR

Employer's website

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