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Job summary

Main area
HIV
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 33 hours per week
Job ref
390-WAC-BR-7429
Employer
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Broomfield
Town
Chelmsford
Salary
£24,937 Per Annum ( Pro Rata for Part Time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/03/2026 23:59

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Health Care Assistant/ Administrator

Band 3

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

 

Job overview

We are looking for an administrator/health care support worker (HCSW) to join our Broomfield HIV team.

If successful you will primarily have an administration role within the HIV clinic, assisting the admin team with writing letters, scanning, filing, managing calls and general office support.

But you will also be assisting the day to day running of the clinic this will include checking patients in, healthcare checks observations phlebotomy and assisting the Clinical nurse specialists on patient home visits.

This role is vital to ensure the smooth running of the HIV service; so if you are a HCSW looking for a new role that includes admin, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

If successful, some of your duties will include: 

  • Being responsible for entering data onto the clinical system INFORM, printing labels, scanning documents and pulling and filing of notes.
  • Ensuring that all telephone calls are dealt with in a timely, polite and courteous manner.
  • Providing full administrative support to the admin team: typing general correspondence letters.
  • Liaising with patients and GP’s on the telephone, and direct them to the appropriate person.
  • Ensuring all patients have notes or equivalent ready for clinic as well as blood labels in times of absence of the team secretary.
  • Maintaining excellent communication with patients and relatives regarding all aspects of care demonstrating a variety of communication skills in accordance with the client group.
  • Supporting Consultant and Nurse led clinics to assist clinically with weight and height measurement, blood pressure measurement and phlebotomy.

Working for our organisation

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
 
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
 
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of this interesting and vital role, please see attached job description. 

We look forward to receiving your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good level of literacy - demonstrated through minimal mistakes on application form
  • GCSE Above C level in English and Maths or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ in Healthcare or administration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Reception or administration experience
  • Healthcare/hospital experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold Awardhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesStonewall Silver 2022Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeNHS Pastoral CareNHS 75th Birthday

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Natasha Sainsbury
Job title
Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03004430365
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