Visually Impaired Support Assistant

SWLStG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Reasonable adjustments

Job summary

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a motivated individual to provide sighted support to a visually impaired staff member. The role involves assisting at home and at Balham Health Centre, including occasional travel across SW London.

The post holder will help with technology access, admin tasks, data entry in Electronic Health Records, and note-taking during trainings and meetings. Flexibility and discretion are essential, with an emphasis on collaboration.

Qualifications

• GCSEs Maths and English required.
• Computer qualifications or experience/skills.
• Ability to demonstrate competency in specific skills relating to role.

Responsibilities

• Assist with accessing technology used by the staff member to enable them to deliver their role fully.
• Assist with administrative tasks such as note taking.
• Assist with reviewing and entering data on Electronic Health Records and other systems used by the staff member.
• Read written information to the staff member as required.
• Transcribe information into accessible formats.
• Assist staff member to locate files, references, articles, etc.
• Complete ATW paperwork and submit monthly to the financial team.
• Support attending training and meetings by taking notes and transcribing them.
• Assist with mobility and orientation around the workplace, especially when working out of the office.
• Support the visually impaired staff member to travel to appointments.
• Participate in performance management processes including induction, supervision and appraisal.
• Undertake training and development activities as agreed with manager.
• Ensure confidentiality of information about staff and service users.

Skills

Team experience

Diversity & partnership

Instruction following

Experience with visually impaired

Education

GCSEs maths & English

Computer qualifications

Numeracy and literacy

Tools

Microsoft applications

Electronic Health Records

Job description

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a motivated individual to provide sighted support to a visually impaired staff member. The role involves assisting at home and at Balham Health Centre, including occasional travel across SW London.

The post holder will help with technology access, admin tasks, data entry in Electronic Health Records, and note-taking during trainings and meetings. Flexibility and discretion are essential, with an emphasis on collaboration.