Total 21 job vacancies by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

As maintenance specialist, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring the reliability of building maintenance, engineering infrastructure and systems and equipment. This will include the guidance and support to Estates operatives to ensure compliance with legislation, local policy and best practice. The post holder will also be responsible for managing the upkeep of the Estates Grounds and Gardens

The post holder will be accountable to the Estates Engineering Manager, for areas of responsibility including Lifting Equipment Regulations, Legionella and Water Systems, Low Voltage Electrical Safety, Medical Gases and Critical Ventilation, assuming the responsibilities of the authorised person’s roles.

There will be an ongoing clear focus upon balancing the planned maintenance activities with the responsive repairs service. The post holder will deputise for the Estates Engineering Manager.

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for this post.

Based in the Capital Development Projects Team you will work closely with other colleagues responsible for the delivery of delegated projects.

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Why work for us?
• We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services working in supportive team environments, including medical, clinical, support and corporate services
• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly.
• A 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 tailored to individuals.
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• We are proud to be a Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
• We are proud to be a 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.

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for this post.

Based in the Capital Development Projects Team you will work closely with other colleagues responsible for the delivery of delegated projects.


This advert closes on Sunday 17 Nov 2024

To lead on and manage, strategically and operationally business support for the Estates and Facilities department, to ensure the department is compliant with both external and internal governance and legal obligations and functions. This will include:

· Fire

· Security

· Departmental governance

· Compliance reporting and auditing

· General reporting

· Administrative support

· Customer service

· Finance administration

· Quality

a) Finance
• The postholder is responsible for the budgets for Fire, Security, Administration & Compliance,for the physical assets associated with the services listed above including fixed and portable equipment, vehicles.



• The authorised signatory for purchases within the Business Management function, and also authorises staff timesheets and expense claims including for bank and agency staff employed within the Estates and Facilities services listed above.

• Is responsible for procurement of goods and services relating to the Business Management function, including contracts for outsourced services and services delivered through Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) with other NHS organisations.

• Responsible for trading accounts for commercial operations and tendering of contracts as appropriate and security of stock within the designated stores areas.

b) Staff management
• Line Manager for several departments. Responsible as line manager for all staff employed within the Business Management function. This includes responsibility for appraisals, managing sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance matters, recruitment and selection decisions, personal and career development of staff and departmental workload and allocation.

• To manage the balance between directly employed staff, temporary staff, agency staff and contractors to achieve optimum performance in service provision whilst maintaining cost effectiveness. To recruit and develop staff either employed by, or seconded to the Trust (B&HCC, or WSH staff) or utilised from the voluntary sector.

Why work for us?
• We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services working in supportive team environments, including medical, clinical, support and corporate services
• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly.
• A 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 tailored to individuals.
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• We are proud to be a Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
• We are proud to be a 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.
1. Job summary

To lead on and manage, strategically and operationally on Hard FM services including:
• Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Reactive repairs and maintenance
• Remedial works
• Minor works/small projects
• Capital projects
• Electro-Medical Engineering (EME) and medical devices

The Assistant Director of Estates takes leadership responsibility for the development and management of the physical environment and will inspire and manage a team delivering maintenance and solutions to the technically operational areas of the estate.

The post holder will ensure that the infrastructure on each of SCFT’s sites supports the provision of high quality, safe care and delivers a positive experience for all that use them. In achieving this, the post holder is required to ensure that the company meets all its statutory and regulatory requirements.

To lead and manage the Estates Team so as to provide a physical environment that is efficient, adaptive and responsive, in both the short and long-term, to the strategic aims, objectives and priorities of SCFT’s customers.

To provide professional advice to SCFT, including statutory health and safety and security requirements and to deputise for the Director of Estates & Facilities on relevant professional matters.

The Assistant Director of Estates is a senior and significant management post at SCFT. Although the post holder is responsible for the development, management and operation of SCFT’s estate, they need to be a general manager of the highest calibre who can make a significant contribution to the development and delivery of SCFT’s wider strategic aims and objectives and its operation policies. They are expected to play a key leadership role within the senior management team by developing the estate and the Estates, EME and Capital teams delivering the service.
1. Communication and working relationships

Be responsible for customer relationships, through attendance at the both internal and external groups, chairing user group meetings and by prompt and positive responses to all customer complaints, ensuring at all times, good lines of communication throughout the Trust.

Work with other members of the department to ensure a smooth and consistent service delivery is achieved to provide service excellence to both internal and external customers and patients.
1. Key responsibilities

Strategic Planning of the Estate
1. Assisting the Director of Estate & Facilities with creating and maintaining a strategic estate plan (over a 10 year timescale) in line with the overall objectives of SCFT. Delivery of the strategic plan and Leadership of Estates, EME and Capital Managers.
1. Development of a 10/15 year capital replacement plan that responds to the service development requirements of SCFT.

Programme management and governance
1. Devise and deliver an Estates Service Improvement plan in line with SCFT strategy to ensure that the service is improved and can confidently deliver services in compliance with statutory requirements.
1. Ensure that all services provided by the division follow SCFT procurement rules and are in line with Standard Financial Instructions. Any contracts should be tendered to ensure they are back to back with divisional SLAs and standardised across the estate wherever possible, representing value for money.
1. Draft, develop and implement policy, procedure and process across the division to ensure standardisation and adherence of the same. Identify improvements or gaps in service as well as staff training requirements with the departmental managers to continually improve standards of service.
1. Development of Capital programme annually and ensure the delivery of the plan is in line with projected spend and timelines. Assist Managers with the compilation of business cases and tendering documentation where required, ensuring the final proposal is of sufficient standard for submission.
1. Provide leadership and ownership to the assurance of project completion by ensuring a seamless handover of all capital projects is undertaken and relevant maintenance regimes and data are implemented in to the relevant systems to ensure the on-going operation of said assets and buildings.

Interaction with external bodies
1. Act as the SCFT point of contact for external bodies such as NHS Property Services and other Trusts (SCPT, ESHT, UHS etc) with regards to Estates operational issues & advice.
1. Act as the Divisional representative for all Estates escalations and presence at formal meetings.
1. Communication between the services identified above and their users, community groups and voluntary sector. This includes reporting to Brighton & Hove City Council, PCT partners and the Trust Board of Directors. Communicates frequently with a wide range of colleagues, organisations and agencies. This includes attending meetings, and the delivery of highly complex messages via reports and presentations and undertake training sessions for any of the technical functions identified above. Deliver highly complex messages, relating to service changes (market testing, outsourcing, TUPE transfers etc), to staff and senior managers. Liaison with the wider NHS, Department of Health, local Councils and other local groups on a frequent basis.
1. To lead in the Care Quality Commission assurance process for the outcomes that relate to the department and to provide evidence in relation to the outcome standards.

Operational Delivery
1. Direct line management responsibilities consists of:

Estates Managers
EME Manager
Capital Projects Manager
Estates Help Desk
1. Defining, for the Departmental management team, their overall objectives and targets in support of the Estate Strategy and monitoring results to ensure that planned objectives and services levels are met.
1. Setting and monitoring the professional standards required of departmental staff, having regard to quality expectations as well as relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
1. Reviewing and updating applicable Service Level Agreements and KPIs to reflect the needs of SCFT to ensure excellent service levels are delivered. This will include working with NHS PS to ensure a high level of service is provided throughout the estate.
1. Embedding change derived from the Service Improvement programme and monitoring delivery to ensure this is at the required standard to meet the required Key Performance Indicators and Service Level Agreements.
1. Ensure all systems have adequate reporting capabilities to enable accurate data provision, together with the ability to carry out informed analysis – identifying and enabling focus on key areas for improvement.
1. Oversee the delivery of national data compilations such as ERIC and PAM, ensuring data is accurate and timelines are met.
1. Manage out-sourced external providers to achieve high standards and ensure good working partnerships. Prepare relevant specifications and undertake market testing in preparation of in-house/outsourcing tenders, including the service level agreement process where required.
1. Ensure robust emergency, contingency and continuity plans are in place to allow for continuous service delivery throughout the division.

Financial Management
1. Compilation of annual budgets for the division to accurately reflect the needs of the department.
1. Current budgetary responsibility for £9m pa capital funding and £4m pa revenue budget, plus an income stream of £2m pa (provision of M&E services to NHS PS).
1. Constant review to ensure value for money, efficiencies and potential savings in order to contribute to the wider divisional CIP programme.
1. The post holder is an authorised signatory for purchases within the Estates function, and also authorises staff timesheets and expense claims including bank and agency staff employed within the Estates function.
2. The post holder is responsible for procurement of goods and services relating to the Estates function, including contracts for outsourced services and services delivered through Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) with other NHS organisations.
3. The post holder is responsible for security of stock within the designated stores areas.




This advert closes on Thursday 31 Oct 2024

We are looking a creative and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our teams working with school age children with speech, language and communication needs. Brighton and Hove is a vibrant and diverse community with access to both coastal walk s and National Parks.

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working with children with developmental speech and language disorders and with children with language disorder and complex developmental needs.

This would suit a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist looking for their first specialist post or a experienced Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist looking to extend and develop there skills. This is a varied role with opportunities for formal and informal support from our Clinical Leads. We have Clinical Lead SLTs in School Age Social Communication and Autism, Stammering, Complex Needs and Mainstream Schools. We are committed to supporting and funding Continuing Professional Development.

What do our therapists say about working with our team:

“We are a diverse group of people who are always ready to support each other, discuss queries and share ideas. The team has an open, approachable, and friendly feel.”

“I can honestly say I love working in the SALT team for SCFT. The team are wonderful, supportive and kind. Colleagues look out for each other and there is a real team ethos. Managers are excellent and really value their staff”



Within the mainstream school and special schools teams you will be responsible for managing your own caseload within identified schools, providing assessment, therapy, advice and training as required. An ability to develop strong working relationships with education staff is essential and you will also have the opportunity to work closely with our SALTA who provides therapy in school to specific children.

We would consider this role as part time or flexible working. Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss this exciting opportunity or arrange a visit to meet the team.



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 2022 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 assess, and manage your own caseload of children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder in mainstream schools and special school.

To provide advice to other professionals and parents in order to support the needs of children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder in specialist area.

To liaise with other agencies and services e.g. schools, social care, and voluntary agencies.

To advise and provide clinical support to other therapists.








This advert closes on Sunday 27 Oct 2024

You will work under the remit of the Head of Data Engineering as part of the Digital Directorate and will be a key member of the Data Engineering team working primarily on day to day ETL operations, as-well as working with the wider Performance Team and Digital Team to meet the data management needs of the Trust.

As a Data Engineer you will be fundamental in developing and constructing data models for our services data warehousing needs as-well as integrating them into systems and business processes to support self-serve reporting, compliance reporting and third-party data integrations.

You will provide specialist advice across a range of IM&T areas e.g. applications, information interpretation, data analysis, information reporting, information governance.

You will investigate a range of specialist or complex IM&T issues and beresponsible for strategic planning within specialised areas.

You may need to analyse complex data and produce information reports or develop and deliver specialised training or design, develop, adapt complex software / web pages / information reports.

You may manage an IM&T project or develop training programmes.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Key Responsibilities

You will report to a Lead Data Engineer and/or the Head of Data Engineering and have personal responsibility for:

- implementing data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems

- document source-to-target mappings

- re-engineer manual data flows to enable scaling and repeatable use in an automated way

- support the build of data streaming systems

- write ETL scripts and code to make sure the ETL process performs optimally

- build accessible data for analysis

In order to fulfil these responsibilities, you will require specialist knowledge across range of procedures underpinned by theory Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more specialised areas, acquired through degree level or equivalent qualification/ industry experience plus additional specialist knowledge.

Main Tasks

You will gain exposure to a number of databases / datasets within the Trust and will deal with NHS specific Datasets at both a local and national level requiring sensitivity and information governance controls to be upheld.

In this role, your primary focus will be all about Data, and treating it with a level of sophistication and clarity at all levels, ensuring where possible that quality and completeness is high and made available in an appropriate manner to those that require it.

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

You will gain exposure to a number of databases / datasets within the Trust and will deal with NHS specific Datasets at both a local and national level requiring sensitivity and information governance controls to be upheld.

In this role, your primary focus will be all about Data, and treating it with a level of sophistication and clarity at all levels, ensuring where possible that quality and completeness is high and made available in an appropriate manner to those that require it.

Your main tasks in this role are defined as follows:

Communicating with Stakeholders

You will provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; agreement or co-operation required; present complex, sensitive or contentious information to large groups. You will communicate to a range of IM&T issues which can be complex and multi-stranded. You will need to negotiate on priorities on e.g. IT training, system design and development, reporting processes with non IM&T managers; along with training or presenting on complex IM&T issues.

You will be expected to allocate work; train other IM&T staff/delivers training in own specialism to other staff and organisations

Data analysis and synthesis

You will undertake data profiling and source system analysis and can present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data.

You will deal with Complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. Analyses, investigates and resolves complex IM&T queries and issues/problems e.g. System errors, breaches of security or confidentiality, user requirements which may require configuration of software and hardware, unusual data trends, training requirements based on needs analysis.

Data development

Design and develop major information systems to meet specification of others Responsible for the planning, development, review, update, upgrade and introduction of major new IM&T systems to meet user requirements. e.g. Redevelopment of aspects of patient care system, business systems, infrastructure, information systems.

Data innovation

You will seek out opportunities for innovation with new tools and the use of data and plan and organise a broad range of complex activities; formulate, adjust plans or strategies, plan specialist projects which impact across clinical and non clinical areas. E.g. Plan training delivery for a team of trainers or for a new system.

Data integration design

You will deliver data solutions in accordance with agreed organisational standards that ensure services are resilient, scalable and future proof.

Data modelling

With your understanding of the concepts and principles of data modelling, you will produce, maintain and update relevant data models for specific business needs. You will know how to reverse-engineer data models from a live system.

Metadata management

You will work with metadata repositories to complete complex tasks such as data and systems integration impact analysis. You will assist in maintaining a repository to ensure information remains accurate and up to date.

Problem resolution (data)

Being aware about the types of problems in databases, data processes, data products and services, you will debug and unpack errors raised within our manual and automated processes.

Programming and build (data engineering)

You will design, code, test, correct and document simple programs or scripts under the direction of others using T-SQL, Store Procedures, Basic C# and or low-code tooling.

You will have developed physical skills; advanced keyboard use; highly developed physical skills, accuracy important; manipulation of fine tools, materials. Inputting and manipulating data, information into computer databases, system; uses fine tools when working on IM&T systems

Testing

You will regularly design, code and execute test scripts to support ETL processes defined within our platforms

In addition to the day to day aspects of your role you will also have a responsibility to:

- Contribute to the development, migration and implementation of our Data Warehousing Solutions as they evolve and modernise over time.

- Participate in the planning sessions of business as usual work and in-flight projects

- Assist Senior and Lead Engineers in meeting our requirements for commissioner and national submissions within agreed timescales

- Attendance of meetings as and when required in relation to departmental modernisation, business critical system changes / issues, as-well as providing technical and non-technical advice on request.

- On occasion, to commit to out of hours work for key migrations, and or manual modifications to systems / datasets to minimise critical business disruption.

- Monitor scheduled jobs for failures, escalate and work with Senior or Lead Data Engineers to resolve.

- Undertake other duties commensurate with the role.


This advert closes on Sunday 13 Oct 2024

RES provides clinical support to the pupils of Chailey Heritage School and a large number of outpatients referred from local services who cannot meet these clients’ needs. The Rehabilitation Engineering Service has a large in-house manufacturing workshop.

This post is situated within a specialist pre-dominantly paediatric rehabilitation engineering service (RES). The client group currently served, have severe and complex physical disabilities and therefore require bespoke assistive technology (AT) solutions in order to undertake activities of daily living. The equipment has a clinical role in the care of the child helping to prevent deformity in particular that associated with seating standing and lying.

This post is key in the successful provision of this equipment through excellent stores management.

To identify and work with the Management team in the development of processes relating to the stores and to take responsibility for ensuring the stock levels within stores are maintained at an operational level and are of an acceptable quality.

To work as part of the departmental team and, on occasion, provide technical assistance to the engineers.

To implement existing process for stock control, stock inspection, ordering and receipt of goods.

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

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To identify and work with the Management team in the development of processes relating to the stores and to take responsibility for ensuring the stock levels within stores are maintained at an operational level and are of an acceptable quality.

To work as part of the departmental team and, on occasion, provide technical assistance to the engineers.

To implement existing process for stock control, stock inspection, ordering and receipt of goods.


This advert closes on Sunday 13 Oct 2024

The Brighton & Hove Tissue Viability Team are looking for an administrator to join our service. Do you have administration experience, enjoy working within a team but also like the balance of working independently, then is the role for you. Our team is response for the tissue viability needs of the local area, this includes leg ulcer clinics (LUC) and weekend wound clinics (WWC). You will work closely with all of us, offering admin support, to include registering patients onto our digital system, booking appointments, liaising with patients, SCFT staff and other stakeholders who use our service. You should be adaptable as there is a need to travel to other sites within the Trust, to offer support and minute taking at meetings.

Be adaptable, approachable and friendly.

Managing day to day running of a busy office, with excellent organisational skills

Manage referrals coming into the service, ensuring correct data collected and available.

Update waiting lists

Ability to work within an a team, whilst being able to work independently when needed, there are times you will be in the office on your own.

Good time management

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Fast and accurate keyboard skills.

Knowledge of systmone patient record system.

Skilled in Microsoft systems including excel, word, office, teams and outlook

Good telephone manner to process calls from service users and stakeholders

Ability to take minutes at meetings.

Email management

Deal with service users information confidentially, and follow agreed local and national processes and procedures

This is not an exhaustive list please check job description and person specification.

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

Organising and supporting team

Processing referrals, uploading to systmone

Managing waiting lists.

Populating appointments in the LUC and WWE.

Arranging TVN visits

Handling sensitive/graphic photo's

Arranging meetings and minute taking.

Answering telephone and email enquires

Ordering medical/clinical and office supplies.

Medical device management and tracking

Arranging training dates and room bookings

Filing, tracking and archiving.

Invoicing for training and equipment

See job description and person specification for all duties


This advert closes on Sunday 22 Sep 2024

In this role, you will make a real difference to the careers of people across our community, while also having a positive impact on our workforce pipeline.

We are looking for a friendly, outgoing and motivated new member of the team, with a passion for widening participation - work experience placements, apprenticeships, T-Levels, functional skills, and other fantastic schemes.

This is a coordination role, requiring administrative skills, intuition and communication. You will be working closely within a team who will support you to achieve great results.
• Support the delivery of the Workforce Development team, particularly the apprenticeship and widening participation programmes.
• Be a point of contact for general queries including but not limited to apprenticeships, T-Levels, functional skills and work experience placements.
• Administrate the work experience programme with senior support and guidance.

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
• Work closely with Widening Participation Manager and Clinical Apprenticeship Lead on Workforce Development project delivery, taking actions while also working on own initiative.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Trust services, schools and colleges to support work experience and T-Level placements in the organisation.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Trust staff wanting to develop their careers via apprenticeships and other courses.
• Involvement in the Widening Participation project Oversight Group to communicate with other participants and take on board actions related to project delivery.
• Enrol staff onto Functional Skills programmes via approved providers.
• Support Clinical Apprentice Lead and Widening Participation Manager with enrolment and recruitment of apprentices.
• Support Widening Participation Manager with the work experience programme and assist in arranging and confirming placements.
• Monitor, file and record apprenticeship, work experience and other widening participation paperwork, sending to relevant parties to obtain signatures if and when required.
• Monitor and record data and information related to areas of responsibility.
• Support the planning and facilitation of courses, workshops and other sessions, both online and face-to-face, related to area of knowledge and experience.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification document for further details on team structure and candidate requirements.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Sep 2024

This new role will focus on scoping and expanding the offer of training available to those working across the range of paediatric services, with a focus on settings and teams caring for our most complex children and young people. You will work closely with the operational teams to ensure fairness and equity to high quality training that ensures our patients and their families / carers are cared for by clinicians with expertise and confidence.



The Patient Safety Training Senior Advisor will act in an expert capacity providing a strategic, comprehensive, Trust wide Patient Safety Training service (which includes Moving and Handling and Resuscitation). The post holder will act as a deputy for the Trust’s Resuscitation Lead.



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

The role involves the development, implementation and monitoring of all patient safety training related strategies, policies and procedures. This includes providing effective high quality training to different staff groups, investigating incidents, and carrying out regular informal and formal safety monitoring regimes across the various different work environments used by the Trust

Due to the geographical nature of Trust the post holder will be expected to travel across the county, working away from their base location in the delivery of their duties.


This advert closes on Sunday 25 Aug 2024

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust have an ambitious strategy and recognise that access to good quality data is pivotal to our vision for delivering excellent care at the heart of the community. This is key role to head up our Data Engineering team. For full details and application via Hays Recruitment, please see the following link:https://webmicrosites.hays.co.uk/web/sussex-community-nhs-trust NB - Please do not apply via NHS Jobs.

This strategically crucial position will play a leading role in providing expert leadership, advice and guidance to advance the digital agenda by building data awareness and use, whilst also building the data engineering capability across the Trust, providing both technical expertise and strategic direction. Your primary overall focus will be to lead and enable the data engineering team to deliver robust, effective data products and services for the organisation, ensuring best practice.

See Hayes recruitment link above for further details.

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

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Please use the link provided above in order to submit your application.


This advert closes on Sunday 30 Jun 2024

This new role will focus on scoping and expanding the offer of training available to those working across the range of paediatric services, with a focus on settings and teams caring for our most complex children and young people. You will work closely with the operational teams to ensure fairness and equity to high quality training that ensures our patients and their families / carers are cared for by clinicians with expertise and confidence.



The Patient Safety Training Senior Advisor will act in an expert capacity providing a strategic, comprehensive, Trust wide Patient Safety Training service (which includes Moving and Handling and Resuscitation). The post holder will act as a deputy for the Trust’s Resuscitation Lead.



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

The role involves the development, implementation and monitoring of all patient safety training related strategies, policies and procedures. This includes providing effective high quality training to different staff groups, investigating incidents, and carrying out regular informal and formal safety monitoring regimes across the various different work environments used by the Trust

Due to the geographical nature of Trust the post holder will be expected to travel across the county, working away from their base location in the delivery of their duties.


This advert closes on Monday 24 Jun 2024

Are you ready to be a part of a groundbreaking initiative? Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is embarking on an innovative journey to implement e-Rostering across our entire organisation, and we are looking for a dynamic e-Rostering Officer to join our team!
• Supporting the Rollout:Lead the implementation of the e-Rostering system across all staff groups within the Trust. Your efforts will ensure a smooth and efficient transition for every department.
• System Configuration:Build and configure the e-Rostering system to meet the unique needs of each department, tailoring it for optimal performance and usability.
• Engagement and Promotion:Collaborate with department managers to engage their teams and highlight the numerous benefits of e-Rostering, fostering a culture of innovation and efficiency.
• Training and Documentation:Provide comprehensive training to department managers and staff, creating clear and useful training materials to support the implementation process.
• Progress Reporting:Keep track of implementation progress, report on specific projects, and escalate any issues to ensure swift resolutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement:Participate in stakeholder engagement activities, attend meetings with the system supplier, and document implementation details for accountability.
• Implementation Team Collaboration:Work closely with the wider implementation team to facilitate and organize relevant meetings, ensuring cohesive and effective teamwork.

You will be supporting the implementation of a new e-Rostering solution to Sussex Community, delivering comprehensive training and configuration to ensure the system meets the needs of the services and complies with Trust requirements.

You will be actively involved in the systems development, implementation and facilitation for successful change and benefits realisation across the organisation.

You will work closely with services to undertake deep dives on their rostering practices and set ups, highlight areas of poor practices and making recommendations for best practice.

Feeding back ideas for development to be discussed with the e-Rostering provider. Supporting the implementation of any developed ideas within the Trust and pushing for higher user adoption and acceptance.

Deal with issues quickly as they arise, using creativity to find workarounds and solutions to problems. Provide first and second line support to system users regarding all aspects of the software, including user accounts, payroll queries, contractual changes and Rostering policy.

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

This role is perfect for someone who is enthusiastic about technology, passionate about improving healthcare processes, and eager to make a tangible impact on our community. If you are ready to take on a challenge and be a part of something transformative, we want to hear from you!

Join us at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and be a driving force in our e-Rostering journey. Apply today and help us shape the future of healthcare workforce management
• Support the implementation of the e-Rostering solution across the Trust involving comprehensive training and configuration to ensure the system meets the needs of unit managers and complies with Trust requirements.
• Maintain databases, contribute to the test of planned upgrades and maintain user accounts and system rights.
• Investigation, reporting and resolution of faults and issues, escalating to line manager as required.
• To provide first and second line support to system users regarding all aspects of the software, including user accounts, payroll queries, contractual changes and roster policy.
• Exercise judgement and initiative in referring issues to relevant partners in the absence of their senior colleagues.
• Advising on the most appropriate tools and reports for system users, and how to access these.
• Contribute to and develop a knowledge centre for the use of the system.
• To be aware of the NHS Agenda for change terms and conditions of employment and to ensure that the working patterns in the system are compliant.
• Working closely with their line manager to ensure the Trust obtains maximum benefit from the ongoing utilisation of the system through a programme of education and sharing of best practice.
• Active involvement in the systems development, implementation and facilitation for successful change and benefits realisation across the organisation.
• The post holder will support the roll out of any future modules which may be added to the e-Rostering system.
• To be aware of any potential canges to Trust processes and workflow and to report up any impacts this may have on the system.
• To liaise with other team member to ensure a consistent service approach is maintained.
• Provide data on an ad hoc basis as required by senior managers, clinicians , unit manager and their deputies including revising establishments and interpreting this into staffing demand.
• Deal with issues quickly as they arise, using creativity to find workarounds and solutions to problems where the system might not quite meet their needs. Escalate issues to their line manager in a timely manner ensuring good record keeping is adhered to for audit purposes.
• Mentoring colleagues within the temporary workforce service to improve their skills and become effective team players.
• Become conversant with and provide expert advice, guidance and training on the e-rostering system.
• Understand the clinical governance requirements for all areas to ensure rosters are being planned accordingly.


This advert closes on Sunday 16 Jun 2024

Join us at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust as we embark on an exciting journey to implement e-Rostering across our entire organisation. We are looking for a dedicated E-Rostering Administrative Support professional to play a crucial role in ensuring effective workforce management within our department.
• Collaborate and Coordinate:Work closely with e-rostering officers, the E-Rostering Team Lead, and management to create, maintain, and update rosters in line with local policies.
• Provide Comprehensive Administrative Services:Coordinate administrative processes and deliver high levels of customer service to roster creators and managers.
• Ensure Data Accuracy:Liaise with staff, managers, and various workforce teams to resolve e-rostering issues and ensure data accuracy in both the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and e-Rostering systems.
• Roster Management:Collaborate with the team to ensure rosters are created, maintained, and updated efficiently, adhering to local policies and standards.
• Administrative Coordination:Provide comprehensive administrative services, ensuring smooth and efficient coordination of all processes related to e-rostering.
• Customer Service Excellence:Deliver exceptional customer service to roster creators and managers, addressing their needs promptly and effectively.
• Issue Resolution:Work closely with staff, managers, and workforce teams to identify and resolve e-rostering issues, maintaining the integrity and accuracy of data.
• The post holder will provide a helpdesk function for first-line support to service users at all levels via our online portal or telephone.
• The post holder will provide application and process support within the department on the Trust e-Rostering system.
• The post holder will support the implementation of system developments to meet the specific recording and reporting requirements of the Trust.
• The post holder, under direction, will assist in providing a service to support the maintenance of the e-Rostering system by being responsible for the accurate entry of employee data into computer systems and validating input where necessary
• The post holder will need to prioritise and work both independently as well as part of a team guiding by the e-rostering team lead.

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

This role is perfect for someone who excels in administrative tasks, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is passionate about improving workforce management in healthcare. If you are ready to take on a key role in our e-Rostering journey and make a tangible impact, we want to hear from you!

Join Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and be an integral part of our mission to enhance workforce management through innovative e-Rostering solutions. Apply today and help us shape the future of healthcare!
• To provide full administrative support to the e-rostering team and its users.
• To be responsible for providing general administrative tasks to deliver an effective e-rostering service to the organisation by supporting Nursing, Allied Health Professionals, Administrative, Estates & Facilities, etc.
• To maintain the accuracy of data within the e-Rostering system through regular data uploads from internal systems; this includes supporting from ESR to the e-Rostering system.
• The post holder will be supporting the production of workforce reports for a variety of different purposes which in essence support the Trusts strategic goals.
• To support and supply information to departments in queries that relate to rostering information help within the system.
• Responsible for the e-rostering support desk and maintain and accurate record of all calls raised via the Trusts helpdesk portal.
• Responsible for providing a first line response to helpdesk queries raised by the helpdesk portal or telephone from internal and external staff with regards to e-Rostering and triaging to second line responders (e-Rostering Officers) as appropriate.
• To proactively resolve barriers to understanding in terms of information management and reports.
• The post holder with require tact, diplomacy, persuasive and negotiating skills to support the understanding by others of data produced by the post holder due to its complex nature and deciding when to escalate issues to their manager.
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• The post holder will be dealing with complex information which will require sensitivity and confidentiality to be applied in some instances.
• To logically provide solutions/advice to issues/queries arising by users when operating the system, escalating any issues to the e-Rostering officers/e-Rostering specialist/e-Rostering Team lead.
• Design, produce and maintain a library of guidance notes to support training for users of the e-Rostering system and to ensure the e-Rostering Intranet page is kept up to date.
• Transfer data from the e-rostering system into user friendly information with explanations as appropriate to support interpretation and understanding of the information by the end user.
• Maintain confidentiality and be aware of situations where information, normally considered confidential, might need to be passed on.
• Import staff details from the Trusts Electronic Staff Record (ESR) on a daily basis to ensure the e-Rostering system accurately reflects staff details.
• Plan and arrange meetings for the e-Rostering team with regards to training, audit meetings, refresher sessions and new department buildings by liaising with the appropriate staff
• No budgetary responsibilities.


This advert closes on Sunday 16 Jun 2024

Are you a motivated and committed Senior Medical Leader who wishes to work for a forward-thinking, dynamic, and friendly organisation?

Sussex Community Foundation Trust is dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality care while fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and innovation. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture and commitment to excellence in patient care.

If this appeals to you, then an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Chief Medical Officer's Leadership Team.

This post is ideal for someone who is seriously considering a career as a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) as it provides a breadth of experience in both professional and corporate areas. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) will agree on a balanced portfolio that offers exceptional experience in medical leadership across our diverse Community Trust and the wider system. They will chair Trust-wide groups and will be a visible, respected, and key senior clinical leader.
• Professional Leadership:Work closely with the Chief Medical Officer to provide leadership and development to the medical and dental workforce, ensuring delivery of patient-centred, safe, and high-quality care.
• Governance and Safety:Ensure appropriate governance and leadership of the Trust’s Research and Innovation programme, and ensure clinical services are safe, placing quality of care at the heart of the Trust’s work.
• Operational Advice:Work with the Chief Operating Officer to provide professional advice on operational issues.
• System-wide Collaboration:Liaise with partner organisations, including the Integrated Care Board and other Trusts, to develop system-wide solutions to improve health and healthcare for the population of Sussex.
• Leadership and Inspiration:Lead, motivate, and inspire our medical and dental colleagues, ensuring the highest professional standards, attitudes, and behaviours.

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

Corporate Responsibilities:
• Deputise for the Medical Director at the Trust Board, Board Committees, other Trust groups and across the Sussex system.
• Assist the CMO in forming the Trust’s clinical strategy.
• Take on Trust-wide leadership responsibilities as agreed with the CMO.

Leadership to Directorate Clinical Directors:
• Provide leadership to the Directorate Clinical Directors across urgent and emergency care and planned care services.
• Shape the transformation and improvement of these services.

Professional Leadership and Standards:
• Ensure the medical and dental professions play a full role in the Trust’s clinical leadership development.
• Maintain alignment and compliance with regulatory body requirements.

Governance and Safe, High-Quality Care:
• Collaborate with the Chief Nurse and CMO to ensure the Trust delivers safe, high-quality care.
• Chair various clinical review panels and promote a culture of accountability in governance and risk management.

Research and Innovation:
• Lead the Trust’s Research & Innovation programme and support the Clinical Director of Research and Innovation.
• Develop partnerships with local universities and national bodies to embed research in our strategy.

Workforce Development:
• Promote clinical excellence through robust arrangements for induction, clinical supervision, job planning, and continuing professional development.
• Act as a role model for aspiring medical leaders and support the development of clinical leaders across the Trust.

Financial Responsibility:
• Contribute to business planning and the management of the CMO Budget in conjunction with the other members of the Leadership Team


This advert closes on Monday 8 Jul 2024

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) Adult Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) department is delighted to offer a 1 WTE (full-time) Band 3 Team Administrator.

We are looking for a highly motivated and hard-working individual who enjoys being part of a team. We may consider 0.8 WTE but the applicant must be able to work on a Monday and Tuesday.

The post is based with the Brighton Speech & Language Therapy team at Brighton General Hospital (BGH), with the successful applicant providing flexibility cross-locality support to other teams in the service from the BGH base within the contracted hours.

The successful applicant will be contributing to the provision of a comprehensive clinical service to clients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties living in the community.



You will support the SLT team by carrying outadministrative tasks to support patient care, clinical governance, and the Adult SLT team clinical processes.



You will be a crucial part of a team of highly skilled Speech and Language Therapists and experienced SLT administrators. Administrative training, supervision and mentoring will be given.

· To be an administrator within the Adult Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) team based within the service at Brighton General Hospital.

· To carry out administrative tasks to support patient care, clinical governance and the clinical processes of the adult SLT team.

· To comply with the standards and priorities laid down by the Speech and Language Therapy manager, Sussex Community NHS Trust.

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

Communication and Working Relationships

To liaise with referring agents, medical and nursing staff, multi-disciplinary team members, relatives/carers and relevant others to ensure effective continuity of care, establishing a high level professional relationship engendering confidence in the SLT service.

To share information with appropriate others, observing information governance principles and guidelines.

To promote efficiency within the adult SLT service by communicating appropriately with team members coordinating timetables, appointments and meetings.

To demonstrate skills in communicating with those with speech and/or language difficulties.

To participate in team meetings on a regular basis.

· To inform line manager and other relevant managers of complaints by service users and others according to the Trusts’ complaints procedures and to inform line manager and other relevant managers of adverse incidents and to adhere to the relevant incident reporting structure.

To answer and deal sensitively with telephone/face to face enquiries in an appropriate and polite manner from the general public, patients (some of whom may have poor communication/speech ability), outside agencies and other professional staff, taking appropriate action on own initiative.

Key Responsibilities

To be responsible for clerical administration related to referrals to the service and ongoing caseload according to Departmental and Trust policies, conforming to the regulations concerning information governance, data protection and health and safety.

To monitor stock of equipment and resources and to make requests for new items when necessary in consultation with line managers.

To follow relevant departmental guidelines in communicating concerns to SLTs and in incident reporting.

To develop skills in identifying individual training and development needs through supervision and appraisal, and to attend mandatory training as required.

To inform line manager and other relevant managers of complaints by service users and others according to the Trusts’ complaints procedures and to inform line manager and other relevant managers of adverse incidents and to adhere to the relevant incident reporting structure.

To deal with routine matters on own initiative as appropriate and prioritise work as necessary.

To contribute to the design and development of administrative systems/processes within the Department.

To provide secretarial support for Speech & Language Therapy Manager as required.

Main Tasks

To process referrals and put on SystmOne (electronic record system) and discharge referrals as appropriate from SystmOne.

To carry out any administrative duties as tasked by a SLT on SystmOne such as telephoning GPs, requesting further information or reports, referring on to other professionals, printing off reports or letters and distributing.

To carry out quarterly health and safety checks.

To prepare weekly data reports as directed by qualified staff.

To monitor equipment and resources needed within clinical area including the charging of electrical equipment such as iPads and to suggest requests for new items when necessary through line managers. To adhere with Trust Policy and department procedure regarding infection control, keeping equipment clean as required.

To assist Speech and Language Therapy meeting management through planning, documenting of minutes and circulation as directed by a Speech and Language Therapist/Clinical Service Manager.

To assist in organising and to participate in the induction of new team members.

To participate in monitoring of clinical outcomes and effectiveness and to implement audit activity in line with service and professional clinical governance requirements in liaison with the SLT manager and/or line manager, SLT team and MDTs.

To provide appropriate and timely client related correspondence according to Trust, professional and service requirements including the requirements of other relevant and involved agencies.

To carry out assigned tasks to support qualified SLT staff and SLT clinical support workers and to assist as required such as providing accurate and timelyinformation regarding caseload pressures, collating outcome measures, operating databases and other clinical administrative tasks.

To be responsible for clinical administration and record keeping related to the caseload according to Departmental and Trust policies relating to the format and security of patient records.

To maintain clinical/non-clinical filing system as required by the Department.

To maintain confidentiality at all times.

To work effectively as a member of the speech & language therapy services team, promoting positive relations, good communication, and attention to quality of service

To attend Admin/Speech & Language Therapy Staff meetings as appropriate.

Finance

· To order and maintain appropriate stocks of stationery for the Adult Speech & Language Therapy Service, using the approved Trust supplier and to liaise with the stationery company over deliveries, discrepancies and substitutions. To order clinical equipment and resources as required.


This advert closes on Thursday 30 May 2024

Do you want to make a difference?

If you are well organised, able to prioritise and work on your own initiative without direct supervision, but also enjoys working as part of a team to provide excellent patient care, then we look forward to hearing from you.

The Special Care Dental Service is part of a countywide service providing NHS Dental treatment to patients on referral. We have clinics across the county, operating Mondays to Fridays, 08:30am to 4:30pm

This position offers a wide variety of administration duties and the opportunity to extend your knowledge of the administration side of the Special Care Dental Service. You will need to be competent in using information technology. A dental software package is used in our clinics and full training will be given.

Previous dental or medical reception/administration experience would be an advantage.

This position is for 5 days a week, Mondays – Friday.

The successful applicant will be based at Morley Street Special Care Dental Service, School Clinic, Brighton, BN2 9DH.

Interviews will be held at Morley Street Dental Clinic, Brighton. Date to be confirmed.

Organise, plan and prioritise workload.
Operate a telephone system answering queries, taking messages and making appointments in a professional manner.
Provide a high level of administrative and clerical support to clinicians and the dental team
Arrange team meetings, facilitate them, minute taking then circulate to all concerned.
Process mail arriving by post, internal mail and e-mail, following correct procedure for these items.
Ordering Stationary products to ensure supplies are kept fully stocked for the clinic.
Patient records to be maintained accurately and stored in accordance with the data protection act.
Process the invoice and purchase orders for the clinic returning them to HQ on a regular basis.
prepare patient notes paying particular attention to patients who may have outstanding balances



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 2022 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

Liaise with the Dental Nurse to ensure any laboratory work is back in readiness for the patient’s appointments.
Ring all patients prior to their appointment to remind them to help reduce the number of Failed to Attends (FTA’s).
Keep a short notice cancellation list to hand to be able to fill any appointments that became available.
process all patient referrals, including updating the patient status within the e:referral system adhering to the 18 week rule
New patient waiting list to be kept up to date and reviewed on regular basis, ensuring waiting time standards are adhered to.


This advert closes on Sunday 19 May 2024