Job summary
- Main area
- Health Care Adminstrator
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-7878564-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Halesfield, Telford
- Town
- Telford
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/04/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Healthcare Administrator
NHS AfC: Band 2
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Job overview
Please note that this job does not meet the skill level requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Single Point of Referral Team for an enthusiastic team player to join our call handler and administrative team to support the clinical services in Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. Single Point of Referral supports the delivery of care to people in their own homes who need urgent and planned community services.
The successful candidate will take calls from professionals and will be instrumental in capturing the required information to inform our clinical teams. You will need a friendly manner, have excellent IT skills and a positive attitude. The hub is open 7 days a week 08:00-18:00 and a variety of shifts can be offered to suit candidates and provide flexible working.
Main duties of the job
- To be the first point of contact for all services within locality area.
- Answer and deal with all telephone enquiries from Health Care Professionals, Service Users and Carers in a courteous, professional and confident manner sign posting as appropriate and necessary.
- Maintain appropriate records both manually and computerised for all referrals for all services.
- Deal direct with the patients and carers working within the relevant service guidelines.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSA II or equivalent experience (example ECDL)
- Good standard of education (e.g. GCSE level or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable general customer care experience.
- Demonstrable general administration experience.
- Good typing and word processing skills.
- Evidence of ability to maintain filing systems.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Database experience: Excel & Access.
- Computer literate e.g. ECDL.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- A good telephone manner with an ability to remain calm under pressure.
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Abby Shrimpton
- Job title
- SPR Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03333584584
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