Occupational Health Clerical Assistant | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Health Clerical Assistant – Band 2

26 hours per week – Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Occupational Health Administration Team. The main purpose of the job will be to provide a high quality professional administrative service to the clinicians in the OH Team including scheduling appointments, scanning of documents and responding to queries.

You will be the first point of contact for our patients when they contact the Department either by phone, e‑mail or in person and will assist the team in creating a welcoming, caring and safe environment.

Occupational Health works alongside our recruitment team ensuring that staff are fit to commence in their role and provide advice to help the staff member to fulfil their duties.

Our aim is to maintain the health and wellbeing of employees, therefore increasing productivity, reducing sickness absence and assisting in the recruitment and retention of our employees.

To provide administrative support to the Occupational Health Department, the post holder will undertake a range of administrative duties including electronic record keeping, filing, scanning, data collection and photocopying. The post holder will be trained to work on the Reception desk which will involve meeting and talking with patients in person and over the telephone as well as booking / re‑booking / moving appointments.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

Values & Behaviours

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

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.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits

• Flexible working
• 27–33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Free eye tests and health checks
• Gym discount
• Free bicycle loan scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focus on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility: Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Nov 2025