Job vacancy: Safeguarding Team Administrator, West London NHS Trust, Southall

Job summary

Main area: Safeguarding Administrator
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 222-CORP-860

Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: 1 Armstrong Way
Town: Southall
Salary: £29,460 - £31,909 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/07/2024 23:59

Safeguarding Team Administrator

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Good standard of general education including English and Maths

Desirable criteria

Evidence of personal development

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of Administration/Secretarial / Reception work
Experience of Data entry
Experience of arranging and supporting meetings
Experience of Filing and Photocopying
Demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with people.
Demonstrated ability to work within and show understanding of equal opportunities

Desirable criteria

Experience of patient record systems/databases.
Working in a Mental Health setting.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Confidentiality/ Data Protection Act
A range of secretarial processes / Admin procedures
Knowledge of Health and Safety at Work
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge of Equal Opportunities and Diversity

Desirable criteria

Producing activity reports
Understanding of mental health issues

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.