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Clerical Officer - Band 2

22.5 hours -  Permanent

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Central Admin Clerical Support team. This post will support the transfer of children’s community health records that are moving into or out of Tameside & Glossop. The child health record follows the child and family when they move GP or move area and provides a failsafe to ensure that all children, including those not registered with a GP, have been offered and have access to vital public health services.

The Central Admin Team is based at Selbourne House in Hyde and currently provides administration provision to a number of community clinics throughout Tameside and Glossop that support Health Visiting and School Nursing. The support consists of the safe receipt of electronic/paper records, alongside the safe removal out of electronic/paper records from and to other healthcare trusts. All movement of records are recorded on to electronic spreadsheets to ensure clear audit processes are in place.  

Days of work will be Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 22.5 hours per week, working 9.00 until 17.00.

Main duties of the job

To liaise with Child Health Information Services as well as Tameside & Glossop Health Visiting and School Nursing Services to ensure children’s community health records are transferred in a timely manner. It is imperative that the successful candidate is able to follow processes and procedures and they must be meticulous in their approach. A key requirement of the role is for the successful candidate to be able to use Microsoft Excel efficiently as data inputting and spreadsheet formulation is a large part of the role.

The main form of communication is via email and telephone. The successful candidate will be required to respond to daily queries from internal and external organisations therefore applicants should be excellent communicators with good written skills. Excellent attention to detail is essential, together with the ability to work to deadlines. In addition it is a necessity that applicants have a good standard of typing and IT skills.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

• Safety 
• Care 
• Respect 
• Communication 
• Learning 

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.