Job vacancy: Digital and Social Inclusion Co-Ordinator, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton in Ashfield

Job summary

Main area: Digital Transformation
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment also considered)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 214-NHIS-6417552

Employer: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's Mill Hospital
Town: Sutton in Ashfield
Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/07/2024 23:59
Interview date: 01/08/2024

Digital and Social Inclusion Co-Ordinator

NHS AfC: Band 4

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Person specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential criteria

Advanced keyboard skills
Microsoft Office – advanced use

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of Primary Care Networks
Knowledge of Digital and Social Inclusion

Qualifications

Essential criteria

GCSE Maths or Equivalent Level
GCSE English or Equivalent Level

Desirable criteria

Project Management qualification or equivalent experience

Further Training

Essential criteria

Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

Educated to diploma level or equivalent qualification/ experience

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working as part of a team
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear, concise and effective manner
Use of initiative and judgement in difficult or complex situations
Able to plan and organise a range of complex activities and programmes
Self-motivated and able to work without supervision
Ability to prioritise a diverse workload and deliver to deadlines
Problem solving skills in an administrative setting
Able to communicate with a wide range of people
Ability to negotiate
Ability to act and work flexibly and on own initiative
Ability to concentrate in stressful situations and when interrupted
Professional report writing skills

Desirable criteria

Significant experience in a service user facing role working to support the needs of said individual and/or their families/carers/significant others
Experience of project management
Experience of events management
Previous NHS experience
Experience in a healthcare/service environment
Experience of using IT systems such as EMIS and System One

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria

Ability to work flexibly, outside normal office hours in order to suit the needs of the customers
Ability to travel in order to attend meetings as required
Combination of sitting, standing and walking
Highly developed keyboard skills with considerable VDU usage
Requirement to travel extensively within the region and on occasion nationally
Car driver is essential

If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.

Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.

Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.

In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £40 plus VAT for an enhanced and £23 plus VAT for a standard check. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.

Proposed for us: Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. Whilst Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this present time unless you work in a Care Home facility, we continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. There is helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access it at: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/