Job vacancy: Application Support Access Officer, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Job summary

Main area: ICT
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 214-NHIS-6874917

Employer: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's Mill Hospital
Town: Sutton-in-Ashfield
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59

Application Support Access Officer

NHS AfC: Band 3

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 understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential criteria

Interpersonal skills
Negotiation skills
Excellent administration skills
Organisational skills
Ability to work under pressure
Excellent communication skills working at all levels of professional hierarchies, facilitation, change management and team working

Desirable criteria

Working knowledge of NHS practices for the management of information
Intermediate Microsoft skills

Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional/ Further training

Essential criteria

To have been educated to GCSE A-C Level qualification or equivalent standard
Evidence of computer systems training to a minimum of ECDL or equivalent with evidence of ongoing personal and management development

Desirable criteria

ITIL qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

A basic understanding of the Standards that are applied to the protection of patient information within the NHS
A working knowledge of the account and access management
Experienced MS Office
Email and Internet experience
Maintenance of complex database records
Evidence of working within a team

Desirable criteria

NHS experience within an informatics environment

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria

Drive and enthusiasm
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team pursuing strategic goals
Self-motivated
Ability to work flexibly, outside normal office hours, in order to suit the needs of the users

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 £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. 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.

Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email [email protected]