Business Support Administrator

HCRG Care Group; Salfords; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

Discounts and wellbeing programs

Flexible/hybrid working

Career development opportunities

Job summary

HCRG Care Group in Surrey is seeking a Business Support Administrator to be the first point of contact for patients and professionals via telephone, email and post. You will screen referrals, direct to the right teams, and maintain confidential data across clinical systems while delivering high-quality admin support.

The role offers a starting salary from £24,853, a group pension, and flexible/hybrid working with access to development through The Learning Enterprise.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent at least.
• Experience in busy, customer-facing environments.
• Proficient with MS Office and data handling.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work in a team and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Screen and triage referrals into SPA from GPs and partner organisations.
• Direct referrals to appropriate professionals and escalate urgent cases.
• Maintain confidentiality on client systems and update records.
• Provide signposting to services and handle appointment bookings.
• Support safeguarding processes and coordinate meetings as needed.
• Deliver general admin support across offices and teams.

Skills

Administrative experience

Customer service

MS Office

Phone manner

Data entry

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Data management

Job description

Package Description: As a Business Support Administrator, you will be part of our valued team within our Surrey Child and Family Health Services, with access to: Starting salary from £24,853 with access to our group pension Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open and just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year. The Business Support Administrator will provide an excellent customer experience for patients and professionals contacting the Single Point of Access (SPA) by telephone, by email and by post, as the first point of contact to HCRG Care Group Services. The Business Support Administrator will support the effective filtering and directing of telephone calls and correspondence for Surrey Childrens Community Services and where required, with partner organisations. This role will also support the wider business support function in providing administrative and organisational support across the full range of office and service activities. This is a demanding role requiring high levels of administrative and communication skills and the ability to work proactively as part of a team. Base The Business Support Administrator role will cover Redhill It will involve supporting our Surrey-wide service. HCRG Care Group is a flexible-first employer, whilst you will have an office base, our teams are agile and work in flexible/hybrid arrangements.

Main Responsibilities Screen and triage referrals into the Single Point of Access (SPA) from GPs, service users, carers, and partner organisations. Direct referrals to appropriate professionals, manage incorrect referrals, and ensure urgent cases are escalated promptly. Follow protocols to ensure accurate, timely allocation of referrals and maintain confidentiality on client systems. Provide signposting to HCRG Care Group services and other agencies. Handle call-backs to referrers, data cleansing, appointment booking/rescheduling, and issuing correspondence to patients. Maintain and update clinical systems, databases, and clinic templates. Provide general administrative support, including stock ordering correspondence handling, information distribution, and minute-taking. Support safeguarding processes: manage documentation for police domestic violence notifications, coordinate strategy meetings, and process child protection/Marac correspondence. Work flexibly to cover colleagues and ensure service priorities are met.

Ideal Candidate Essential: Good general education to at least GCSE level or equivalent, including Maths and English Administrative experience in a busy, customer facing environment Excellent customer services skills Accurate and efficient keyboard skills High levels of computer literacy to include a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages incusing Outlook, Word, Excel. Ability to work as part of a team Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written Good telephone manner Polite and helpful customer service skills Ability to work with discretion, sensitivity and maintain confidentiality Good planning and organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines Ability to prioritise and manage workload in busy environment Desirable: Minute taking Knowledge of clinical systems or databases Other requirements: the successful applicant will need to be a car driver Please see attached job description for full personal specification.