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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 18.5 hours per week
Job ref
301-ZR-26-8155479
Employer
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cross Street Clinic
Town
Burton
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/08/2026 23:59

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Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Paediatrics SPA Administrator

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

We currently have a vacancy for a SPA Administrator within our Community Paediatrics Admin Team at Cross Street, Burton 

This key role is to support to the Single Point of Access (SPA) Referrals team providing comprehensive administration support using IT systems (ie Rio) and dealing with general enquiries via telephone and email. You should have relevant experience in these areas.

You will be expected to be able to prioritise work and meet deadlines in order to fulfil the requirements of the post. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential with an ability to deal with highly sensitive and challenging situations, communicating to both internal and external service users.

For more information about the post, please contact Sarah Furber on 01785 221664.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Main duties of the job

  • Provide a confidential administration support as required
  • Answering and directing phone calls
  • Monitoring of individual and team inbox
  • Inputting referrals into clinical system
  • Booking and cancellation of appointments
  • Issuing of referral decision letters
  • Issuing of was not brought letters
  • Is able to identify and minimise risks within the overall organisational risk frameworks and is able to report risk. This includes applying knowledge of role in the wider safeguarding agenda.
  • Ensures that service user experience is core to all clinical and service development, gaining support from the appropriate corporate teams as required.
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Please see job description for the full list. 

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System:

  • Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
  • North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service.
  • Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board

 

For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 Business Administration, RSA 3 or equivalent level of secretarial qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Previous secretarial experience within a medical environment

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant secretarial experience as a Team Secretary / Medical Secretary
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience within a community setting
  • Customer Service training

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Furber
Job title
Admin Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01785 221664
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