
Job overview
Are you a self-motivated, enthusiastic and conscientious administrator looking for a new opportunity?
Would you like to be part of a team that plays a crucial role in ensuring great patient/service user care to children, young people and their families/carers?
If so, we have the role for you. We are seeking administrators to join our 0-19 Healthy Child Programme working with other administrators and clinicians to support the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme service delivery.
Use of SystmOne would be advantageous, although training will be provided on our IT systems with support from your work colleagues.
The role is Wednesday to Friday 9am - 5pm, based at The Peacock Centre, Cambridge or The Oak Tree Centre, Huntingdon.
There may be a requirement to travel to other bases on occasions for meetings or training.
Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more about the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 14 July 2026
Main duties of the job
The role of the HCP Administrator is to provide comprehensive administrative support to their locality team, including Health Visitors, School Nurses, Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses and Assistant Practitioners, alongside supporting the functions of the SPA Duty Desk.
The role is varied and includes answering the telephone to service users and other professionals in an efficient and confident manner, documenting information onto SystmOne and planning and booking appointments for clinicians.
We are looking for people who are team players and will share the Trust values; Integrity, compassion, inclusion and ambition.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The role of the administrator is to provide comprehensive administrative support to the Cambridgeshire 0-19 Healthy Child Programme team including Health Visitors, School Nurses, Public Health Practitioners, Community Nursery Nurses and Assistant Practitioners by performing a full range of administrative tasks, alongside supporting the function of the single point of access (SPA).
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Provide administrative support to the Healthy Child Programme clinical team within Cambridgeshire.
Administration for the locality, including sending letters to services users, updating SystmOne health records, actioning tasks, booking appointments.
Answering Single Point of Access (SPA) telephone calls from service users, the team, and other professionals and responding appropriately, sending tasks via SystmOne to the relevant task group.
Administration of the Cambridgeshire SystmOne units including accessing and updating SystmOne health records, monitoring tasks, setting up rotas, electronically attaching documents to service user health records on SystmOne.
Receiving and processing telephone calls, emails, correspondence, and other forms of contact from service users and professionals, handling these as required, to co-ordinate care according to agreed protocols and pathways. Recognising the extent of their competency and identifying when referral to a clinician is required in accordance with agreed standard operating procedures.
Recording details of all contacts with service users and other professionals using SystmOne and other systems as appropriate.
Completing administration tasks on SystmOne, including registering antenatal notifications, accepting electronic referrals, booking visits for Health Visitors, School Nurses, Public Health Practitioner, Community Nursery Nurses and Assistant Practitioners as required, e.g. new birth visit and health reviews, managing SystmOne task box, updating service user information.
Monitoring and ordering of stock and other items as required.
Booking interpreters as requested by clinicians and following up bookings as required
Attending and participating in the daily planning meeting, admin meetings and any other relevant meetings Microsoft Teams or Face to Face. Occasional minute taking.
Communication
Acting as first point of contact for service users and professionals and providing and receiving all communications efficiently and effectively, demonstrating a customer service attitude, especially where there may be barriers to understanding or contentious discussions.
Using tact and diplomacy to de-escalate emotive situations.
Acting in accordance with the Trust’s complaint procedure where required.
Communicating positively with service users and their families, ensuring that all communications are appropriately directed.
Maintaining positive relationships and communicating with colleagues within the locality team.
The post holder will be required to handle sensitive information, such as staff personnel files, in a confidential manner.
Providing and receiving routine information from the following.
Managers at all levels throughout East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
i. EEC employees ii. Service users iii. Contribute to EEC internal communication strategies effective two-way communication and engagement within the organisation.
People Management
Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal.
Demonstrating their own work practices to administrative staff new to the service.
Clinical and Practice Governance
Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken regarding the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust.
The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required
The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Within an administrative role, Using Microsoft Office programmes such as Word, Outlook and Excel
- Call handling in a busy office environment
- Using own initiative to prioritise workloads
- Working as part of a team
Desirable
- Knowledge of SystmOne
- Experience of working within children’s services or in an NHS environment
- Collating and monitoring data
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with a friendly, professional manner
- Able to communicate verbally and through other media such as emails
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to use initiative without close supervision
- Work flexibly as part of a team
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- NVQ in Administration or equivalent experience (GCSE: Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English; NVQ level 3 or above)
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This advert is for 0-19 HCP Administrator with Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust in St. Ives, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro-rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Jul 2026.
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