Safeguarding Children Team Administrator

Position is part time (30 hours per week), the service must be covered Monday to Friday and negotiation will be made at interview of the split of hours with the other post holder for the correct candidate in respect of flexibility to work these hours over four days. The Children's Safeguarding team are looking for a dynamic, friendly, organised Administrator to work alongside the current team. You will be required to ensure the provision of a comprehensive administration service to the Children's Safeguarding Team. The Children's Safeguarding Team is an extremely busy team and the work is varied and interesting. If you would like to be part of a well supported team with the opportunity for development then we would love to hear from you., We are seeking to appoint an experienced individual who is able to provide a strictly confidential full administrative service making full use of electronic communication, computers and databases to support the effective delivery of the role and exercise total discretion at all times when working with the team and outside agencies. Excellent time management and communication skills are essential for this role. The role will include being party to some extremely sensitive and distressing information, the post holder should be aware of this when applying, although full support will be given at all times. The successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of duties including: + Provide a full range of Administration duties to the team. + Maintenance of databases, to record activity and compliance for the team. Support the collection of data using excel spreadsheets and shared drives. + Dissemination of safeguarding information to internal/external professionals, as directed by senior nurses, ensuring safe methods of communication are used at all times. + Receipt of incoming mail, telephone calls, and e-mails. + Triage of calls to the team from professionals - recording and escalating these calls as appropriate. + Microsite administration + To support with taking minutes at meetings. Typing of reports, agendas, general correspondence, presentational material, etc. + Produce reports and circulate to the wider team. + Maintenance of filing systems. + Photocopying and collation of documents. + Assistance with formatting rotas for the team. + Work alongside the Vulnerable Children and Children in Our Care Teams supporting their admin function as and when needed. + Any duties that may be assigned from time to time. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced individual who is able to provide a strictly confidential full administrative service making full use of electronic communication, computers and databases to support the effective delivery of the role and exercise total discretion at all times when working with the team and outside agencies. Excellent time management and communication skills are essential for this role. The role will include being party to some extremely sensitive and distressing information, the post holder should be aware of this when applying, although full support will be given at all times.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you'll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce. Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four 'specialist' hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a 'specialist' hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester. Our values 'We Care, We Respect, We Listen' are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: 'Making a difference every day.' They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation. In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples. Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment. Our Values: We Care About each other Our patients and their families The communities we serve The environment We support them and deliver on their promises We Respect Each other Our patients and their families Our partners We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return We Listen to Each other Our patients and their families Our partners We act and learn from what we hear, We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population., Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods. We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service. Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice