Job Description

The Specialist Nursing Team at Chailey Clinical Services (CCS) provide care and support for children and young people with complex Neurodisability and their families across the school and residences in the adjoining Chailey Heritage Foundation and at the Bluebells Short Breaks service.



We are looking for an efficient, proactive administrator with excellent IT, communication and organisational skills to support the Specialist Nursing Team.



A strong commitment to enhancing the health and wellbeing of the children and young people in our care and a calm, compassionate approach as well as the ability to prioritise tasks to manage a busy workload are essential in this unique, fulfilling role. If you feel you have these qualities, we would love to hear from you.

Please note:

Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Skilled Worker visa:

going rates for eligible occupation codes - GOV.UK

Health and Care Worker visa:

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The post holder will support the Specialist Nurses and Health Care Support Workers, running an efficient and responsive administrative support.

They will be expected to organise their daily workload to ensure tasks and ongoing workloads are prioritised and completed within agreed timescales.



The post holder will respond to queries from external parties, patients and relatives or other departments, escalating more complex queries to the relevant member of the team.



General administration duties such as data entry, preparation of Minutes and Agendas, photocopying, scanning and filing.



We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.



Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.



We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.



Why work for us?



Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support



Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county

Supportive flexible working patterns such as:

part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options



Excellent training and development opportunities



Research opportunities



Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton



Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks



Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces



Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)



Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast



Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff



To provide excellent administrative support to the team, attending training if needed to ensure skills remain up to date.

Key point of contact for the Residential School Nursing Team, managing requests for information over the phone, by email and MS Teams and escalating, as appropriate.

Maintain the privacy and dignity of service users, developing understandings of the issues that affect their daily lives and ensuring their confidentiality is maintained at all times.



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