Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatry Clinic Assistant
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 267-CH6412910
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Barnabas Clinic
- Town
- Jericho
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 Per annum, Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Podiatry Receptionist/Administrator - Full Time - Oxford
Band 3
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Are you an organised administrator with great people skills looking for a full time opportunity?
The Podiatry Department is responsible for treating foot problems and promoting foot health. We require an enthusiastic and friendly Clinic Assistant/administrator to work with podiatrists in our community clinics in Oxford based at the St Barnabas Clinic, Jericho.
The successful candidate will need to work on their own initiative and as part of a small team, be flexible, have a caring attitude and maintain confidentiality at all times. Excellent organisational skills are essential and experience of working with the elderly and in an NHS setting would be an advantage.
It is proposed that this post will be moving to new premises at Jordan Hill, Banbury Road, Oxford from the end of 2024
Main duties of the job
Duties are primarily administrative and include receptionist work - arranging patient appointments, dealing with telephone and postal enquiries, ordering supplies as well as generally assisting patients attending for treatment and preparing the room and equipment used by the podiatrist. Applicants must be IT literate. Assistance within the clinic/surgery setting will be required, including assisting the podiatrist at nail surgery sessions. Full in-service training will be given for this post.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post is based at the St Barnabas Clinic, Jericho. On occasion we may require the post holder to work at clinics and attend meetings or training across the wider county of Oxfordshire.
More detail can be seen in the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Quaifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education to include 5 GCSE (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Basic Excel and Outlook
- Experience of office / administration work
- Good working knowledge of Data Protection and confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using Carenotes (electronic patient record system)
- Previous NHS experience
Technical Expertise/ Competence
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Attention to detail – eg. meticulous when checking information is correct
Desirable criteria
- Customer care skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracy Pittuck
- Job title
- Lead Clinic Assistant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 902016
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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