Team Administrator HMP Ranby
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Administrator to work with the Integrated Healthcare Team at HMP Ranby, providing extensive administration support.
This role requires an enthusiastic individual with the ability to prioritise their workload, have excellent organisation skills and the ability to work with competing priorities and demands. The successful candidate must be able to work on their own initiative and as part of a wider team.
This unique environment offers the opportunity to work with different organisations and subcontractors and support the delivery of care across a range of services including primary care, mental health and substance misuse.
The Offender Health Care Group is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Care Group provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.
Main duties of the job
To provide an efficient, comprehensive administrative service to the Integrated Healthcare Team, supporting the clinical team in the organisation and facilitation of clinics by providing a reception service for patient appointments in the Healthcare Department, as well as maintaining patient records / databases, processing referrals, managing waiting lists and caseload management on SystmOne.
Liaising with external organisations where required, i.e. hospitals, other prisons and partner agencies and colleagues within this prison.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job responsibilities
The Offender Health Care Group is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Care Group provide physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.
The Care Group provides healthcare to 7 prisons and a short term holding facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development. We also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services.
We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.
Working in an administrative team within a prison establishment as part of the Offender Health Care Group.
Ability to communicate with patients where there may be barriers to understanding, such as learning needs/language.
Take appropriate action from messages received and ensure that all information is transmitted to relevant parties.
Handling sensitive and sometimes distressing information appropriately, whilst maintaining patient and staff confidentiality.
To communicate complex and sensitive information verbally and in writing with members of the multi disciplinary team.
Maintain patient health care records including computerised systems (SystmOne) and databases.
One vacancy is permanent contract and another one is 12 months fixed term contract (maternity leave cover).
Liaising with external organisations as required, contributing to continuity of care for patients required to attend court, transfer establishments or upon release.
Would you like to work closely with others as part of a wide MDT, including GPs, Psychiatrists, sexual health specialists, Pharmacists, substance misuse experts, RGNs, RMNs, Learning disability nurses, Psychologists and other allied professionals.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English A - C or equivalent
- RSA Il Typing/word processing or equivalent
- NVQ Level II Business Administration or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an office environment
Desirable
- An awareness of working in a secure setting
- An awareness of Clinical Administrative Systems
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of IT Systems
- Good understanding of confidentiality
- Ability to prioritise own work load
Desirable
- Awareness of SystmOne
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal/written communication skills
- Excellent IT skills Microsoft packages
- Excellent telephone manner
- Ability to work on own initiative and work as part of a team
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake Customer Service Training
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
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
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
HMP Ranby
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 8EU
Employer's website
https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
