Clerical Officer For District Nurses

NHS; Chorley; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is offering an exciting opportunity for an administrative professional to support the transfer of electronic patient records. This role involves working closely with District Nursing teams, providing essential administrative services, and ensuring continuity of quality service provision. The ideal candidate will possess excellent computer skills, strong interpersonal abilities, and a good standard of education. This position is perfect for those who thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about contributing to healthcare services. Join a team that values flexibility and work-life balance while making a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in an office environment and working with the public is essential.
• Good standard of education with qualifications in English, Maths, and Word processing.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive administration and information service across the locality.
• Coordinate activities with other members of the Business Administration Team.

Skills

Good grammar and numeracy skills

Excellent keyboard skills

Data input and retrieval

Interpersonal skills

Customer care skills

Education

Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2

GCSE English Language A-C

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Databases

Job description

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to support the transfer of the electronic patient records from ECR and RiO to EMIS. This is initially for the District Nursing Service in the Central & West Network.

The post holder will be aligned to the Community admin hubs supporting the Preston and Chorley & South Ribble District Nursing teams working from either Fulwood Park Preston, Buckshaw Health Centre and/or other clinics in Chorley & South Ribble. They will be required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the District Nursing administrative service as directed by their administration line manager, to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.

The post holder will have a good standard of education with qualifications in English, Maths and Word processing. Excellent computer skills are required. One of the primary purposes of this role is to provide a comprehensive administration service and therefore, general administration experience is essential in order to provide a professional service to the clinical teams. Contact with patients by telephone is required and therefore, experience of dealing with people is essential, as are excellent interpersonal and customer care skills. It is essential that the post holder has good organisational and communication skills. The post holder will be required to work both as part of a team and on their own initiative.

A standard DBS disclosure will be required.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will provide a comprehensive administration and information service across the Central & West locality Physical Health teams, coordinating their activities with other members of the Business Administration Team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

The post holder will be aligned to a specific team and is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the Networks administrative service providing cover to departments on various sites as directed by their administration line manager to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.

About Us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date Posted: 28 March 2025

Pay Scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £23,615 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working Pattern: Full-time

Reference Number: 351-CEN1197-MS-A

Job Locations

Buckshaw Village Health Centre

Unity Place, Buckshaw Village

Chorley

PR7 7HZ

Job Responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 or equivalent experience
• GCSE English Language A-C ECDL or equivalent experience

Knowledge Essential

• Working with databases
• Working with Microsoft Office applications

Desirable

• Working with NHS data systems such as RiO, iPM, eCPA

Experience Essential

• Working in an office environment
• Working with members of the public

Skills Essential

• Good grammar and numeracy skills
• Excellent keyboard skills
• Data input and retrieval

Other Essential

• Excellent telephone manner
• Treats people with courtesy and respect at all times
• Willingness to travel around the organisational footprint

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Buckshaw Village Health Centre

Unity Place, Buckshaw Village

Chorley

PR7 7HZ

Employer's Website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/