Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting Reading
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 371-CFS712
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whitley Health & Social Services Centre
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/04/2026
Employer heading
Administrator Health Visiting
Band 3
Job overview
If you regard yourself as an enthusiastic and dynamic Administrator then you may be suitable to join our forward thinking, vibrant Health Visiting team in Reading. Whether you are an experienced Administrator ready for a new direction, or new the role, we will ensure you receive individualised and effective support from both your Health Visiting line manager and colleagues within your team.
You will work within Reading as part of a Team to support our staff in the delivery of core and targeted services to children aged 0-5 and their families. You will require excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work in partnership with other teams and agencies, along with great communication skills and a passion for working with children and families.
Main duties of the job
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The successful candidate would be managing within a team their own workload and time, prioritising as necessary.
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Working sometimes without supervision and using own initiative.
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Communicating and working as part of a Team to ensure priorities for administration are met.
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Manage New Birth notifications and children transferring in and out of the area.
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Planning work by adding to Monthly Team Planner as required.
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Book appointments directly into practitioner diary or to allocate as appropriate following local process.
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Use our IT, AI and other technology in your day to role.
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Support in the management of workload flow and be quick to respond to changes.
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Send out health related information and questionnaires as required, and take appointment bookings.
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Assist in routine admin work at clinics, and in the opening/closing of the clinic buildings (if necessary).
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Adapt and be responsive to service and team needs.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust site
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
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Must have excellent interpersonal skills to deal with the staff, public and wider partnership agencies.
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Must be able to manage frequent changes to service demands and priorities, respond quickly.
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Must have a good understanding & knowledge of IT, MS and Data base systems.
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Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
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A understanding of confidentiality due to the nature of the work we undertake.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Haley Walsh on 07880541538 or email: [email protected] or call: Emma Hughes on 07811711077 or email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent including English
- ECDL and / or advanced keyboard skills
Continual Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in an office environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Competent in Word, Excel, Outlook and Database systems
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Haley Walsh
- Job title
- Health Visitor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 9312111
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