# Band 3 Surgical Appliance Assistant / Administrator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-3-surgical-appliance-assistant-administrator/988235a0-2079-4305-897d-240733f351c3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-3-surgical-appliance-assistant-administrator/988235a0-2079-4305-897d-240733f351c3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 per annum inclusive of HCAS pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-09T14:03:16.106Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Barnet/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administrative_Services/Administrative_Services-v8138033 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8138033?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to join Therapy Services in the post of Surgical Appliance Assistant/ Administrator. This post is based at Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals, with occasional cross cover at Royal Free Hospital. We are seeking to appoint a dynamic individual to work within our busy service. Applicants should be able to demonstrate evidence of their organisational skills, be a committed team player with the ability to prioritise their own workload, and to work independently. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for this role. This role is 30 hours a week and will be cross site between Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital ### Main duties of the job - To assist the Orthotic manager in the delivery of the Surgical appliances service to patients. - To provide administrative support for the Surgical appliance department. - To ensure a high quality, friendly and efficient frontline service to patients and staff, contributing to regular needs analysis, service review and effective management of patient complaints and queries. - To be responsible for the provision and fitting of prescribed Orthoses under the guidance of the Orthotic manager. After appropriate training and competency attainment the post holder will be required to work without direct supervision. - To provide prescribed orthotics to patients who have been previously assessed by any Allied Health Professionals, Medical or Senior nursing team, Orthotic manager, Orthotist. - To provide alternative or repeat orthoses without the direct supervision but under the direction of the relevantly qualified Orthotic manager or Orthotist. - To document and report back the orthotic provided and the patient’s response to this in the relevant records in line with national and local standards. · To undertake routine maintenance checks of clinical areas and equipment within designated clinical areas. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - Able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience of working with the public - Experience of administrative work - Experience of working in a team **Desirable** - Previous experience working with people within healthcare or customer service role ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Ability to work under pressure and prioritise between urgent and routine tasksility to work under pressure and prioritise between urgent and routine tasks - Ability to work as part of a team - Good time management skills - Able to prioritise between urgent and routine tasks - Able to work flexibly - Able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills - Ability to work alone and use initiative - Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in writing - Proficient with computers, including use of MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint - Good organisational skills **Desirable** - An understanding of role of therapies and how admin can support this ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - Aware of own limitations - Demonstrates assertiveness - Self-motivated - Pays attention to detail ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - Maths and English to GCSE level or equivalent **Desirable** - Higher education qualification (eg NVQ) ## Documents - [band 3 jd (pdf, 424.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10436324) - [ps band 3 (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10436325) - [functional requirements (pdf, 78.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10436326) - [corporate, admin & clerical, other - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 661.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2753) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.