Job Overview
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Healthcare Administrator to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP/YOI Bronzefield. By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7 day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times.
Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
Why not see what our staff say about working within our award winning teams:
Main duties of the job
To provide efficient and effective administrative support to the Healthcare team comprising primary care, mental health and substance misuse.
The post holder will be expected to cover a range of administration tasks, which require the exercise of initiative operating within broad guidelines. These require administrative and IT skills
The post-holder will be expected to work without immediate supervision and to ensure that all duties are carried out to a high standard
Please note: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. "Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."
As such, if you don't meet the Transitional Provision (above) we are unable to consider your application unless you can provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom. If you believe you are eligible for sponsorship or already hold a valid right to work in the UK, please ensure you provide full details of your immigration status in the Pre-Screening Immigration section of your application form.
Please note role eligibility also depends on whether the role meets the salary threshold for the relevant occupational code (SOC CODE).
For further info please visit: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
Working for our organisation
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
Monthly supervision
Annual personal development plans/appraisals
Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
Preceptorship Programme
Support and guidance with Revalidation
Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
Health and wellbeing services
Season ticket loans
Cycle to work scheme
Relocation package *subject to meeting criteria*
The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Administration and Communication:
To book internal and external appointments for patients, change and update appointments in line with performance monitoring targets and service policies and procedures.
To prepare and distribute documents, mainly created using Microsoft office software (letters, memos, reports, discharge summaries, etc) ensuring that all policies and procedures are adhered to.
To provide a telephone reception service and deal with telephone calls, correspondence and other internal or external agencies in an appropriate and professional manner, using judgement and discretion where necessary and to refer queries as appropriate to relevant members of the clinical team.
Deal with outgoing and incoming correspondence, ensuring that incoming correspondence is distributed as quickly as possible.
To support administration team leader and the healthcare teams with co-ordination of meetings, note taking and minute taking.
To assist with the local induction of new employees to the team.
Liaise with the IT and Facilities departments, as required, to ensure routine maintenance of equipment and treatment areas is kept up to date and to ensure that office supplies are available.
Organise requests for medical investigations (blood tests, X-rays etc) and ensure that results are available when required.
To understand health and safety regulations and assist in maintaining a safe environment for clients and visitors to the department in accordance with fire, health and safety procedures.
Medical Records:
Data entry will mainly be using, but not limited to, Systmone, Nebula and Excel.
To ensure diligent and accurate processing of patient records and appointments. This will include making sure that NHS numbers, addresses are correct. Data input maybe required regarding clinical activities.
To ensure that all relevant paperwork is scanned and filed correctly in patient records and in accordance with Trust policies.
To maintain and update information on the clinical database including the processing of referrals, GP registrations, patient subject access requests (SARs), e-referral processes.
To develop an understanding of smartcard usage with the NHS spine, GP2GP activities and integrate these into daily activities.
To develop an awareness and understanding of the ordering systems such as oracle (SBS) for the ordering of medical and office supplies including invoicing and to integrate this into daily activities.
Person specification
Education And Qualifications
Essential criteria
Educated to GCSE level or higher (grade C or above).
NVQ Level 2 Administration (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
European Computer Driving Licence
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
A comprehensive working knowledge of the use of Microsoft Office software – Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Ability to work in a flexible and organised manner, to prioritise and work to deadlines
Ability to communicate effectively in English in writing
Confidence to work on own initiative and to consult as needed
Ability to work positively in a team
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to maintain confidentiality appropriately and understand the issues involved.
Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.
Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
Desirable criteria
Knowledge of Client Administration Systems
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
Experience of dealing with members of the public both face to face and on the phone
Experience of working in health or health related environment
Desirable criteria
Experience of working with databases
Administration experience
Work within multidisciplinary teams