Join Our Team – Part-Time Administrator for Community Therapy and District Nursing
Are you highly organised, proactive, and looking for a role where your work truly makes a difference? Due to internal promotion, we have an opportunity for an Administrator to support the Community Therapy Service and District Nursing teams in West Oxfordshire.
Based at the Witney Business and Innovation Centre, this part-time position (22.5 hours per week) offers a varied and rewarding role within a friendly, supportive team. You’ll play a key part in ensuring patients receive the care they need by maintaining accurate records and helping to develop efficient processes. Preferred shift pattern to work would be three days a week: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
If you thrive in a busy environment, enjoy problem-solving, and want to contribute to improving patient experience, we’d love to hear from you!
Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
The District Nursing and Community Therapy teams provide specialised care to patients within their own homes, for example when they have been discharged from hospital or to provide ongoing care.
You’ll be joining a friendly, supportive team committed to making a real difference in people’s lives.
In this varied and rewarding position, you will:
Manage patient appointments including booking and rescheduling of appointments, while handling telephone enquiries in a professional and timely manner.
Maintain accurate records and assist with auditing to uphold service quality. Oversee waiting list management ensuring patient appointments are allocated in line with service priorities and targets
Work closely with clinicians providing administrative support and taking minutes at meetings.
Contribute to process improvements helping to streamline workflows and enhance patient experience.
Operate autonomously while remaining a key motivator and support for the wider team in a busy environment.
Stock management oversee stock control, including ordering, monitoring and maintaining adequate supplies to support smooth day to day service delivery
Support core Trust policies by ensuring compliance with health & safety standards and administrative procedures.
This role requires someone who can stay calm under pressure, work efficiently, and bring a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
