Job summary

To support and contribute to the smooth running of the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service by providing a co-ordinated, efficient and effective administrative and clerical

1. Tasks will include the development of administrative procedures, processing referrals, answering the telephone, liaison with children’s families/carers and other professionals, producing accurate and well-presented documents and reports, ordering of specialist equipment and stationary, coordination and payment of invoices and data inputting on the computerised client database information system.
2. Specialist Children’s Occupational Therapy administrative support.

Interview date: 18th May 2023

Main duties of the job

1. To answer telephone calls, including calls from distressed or angry parents, find out the facts of the situation and using judgement and experience to try and resolve the problem or, if unable to do so, to refer them on to the appropriate person.

1. To take and relay accurate messages in a timely manner. To feed back to callers on service responses where appropriate.
2. To ensure that all referrals are prioritised and processed in line with departmental procedures and are entered onto the client information system.
3. To use advanced skills to word process letters, reports, assessments and discharges, which will include medical terminology, and distribute as requested by the team members.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.