CHC Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
The CHC Assistant provides administrative support to the CHC Office Manager and the Continuing and Complex Healthcare Team. This involves maintaining office systems, scanning, and data inputting. The role requires working closely with colleagues, but also independently, handling sensitive situations and prioritising workload in a fast-paced environment.
Essential criteria
- Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access
- Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS issues
- English GCSE or equivalent
- IT skills/relevant qualifications
- Typing qualifications
- Administrative/ secretarial experience including initiating and maintaining office systems
- Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public
- Experience of minute taking
- Competencies
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users; ability to handle sensitive situations
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task
- Effective team working
- Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access
- Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
- Knowledge of NHS issues
- English GCSE or equivalent
- IT skills/relevant qualifications
- Typing qualifications
- Administrative/ secretarial experience including initiating and maintaining office systems
- Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public
- Experience of minute taking
- Competencies
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users; ability to handle sensitive situations
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task
- Effective team working
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care
CHC Assistant
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Previous applicants need not apply
As CHC Assistant, your role will be to provide administrative support to the CHC Office Manager and the Continuing and Complex Healthcare Team performing a wide range of administrative functions including maintaining office systems and processes, scanning and data inputting.
CHC is a friendly, busy team where colleagues work together to meet the needs of the service. You will be required to work closely with your colleagues but also have the confidence to work on your own initiative and handle sensitive situations. Due to the fast-paced environment, the ability to multi-task and prioritise your workload is essential.
Main duties of the job
First point of contact for telephone queries, re-directing and escalating any issues, as appropriate.
Arrange various meetings on behalf of the Nurse Assessors including Multi-disciplinary Meetings (MDTs) and Review meetings.
Inputting/updating patient data system.
About us
Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in their area. Their purpose is to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequal
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