Job Description

The Administrator will act as a focal point for the provision of help and advice to staff members, patients and professionals in relation to service enquiries and will co-ordinate all the administration elements of documents relating to the SUDI/CDR process. The duties of the position will include: recording all events on to a local database: initializing the SUDI / CDR / SAE process, ensuring all team members receive the appropriate communication and documentation to allow them to commence their roles: assisting with the arrangements for review as required: collating the documents from review and disseminate according to policy: assisting in the collation of reports on outcomes: Assist in the establishment and ongoing recording of acute CDR MDT’s. You will maintain the child death database and managing the day today administration duties required to support the team. The role is extremely specialized and diverse in providing administrative and secretarial support for the provision of care to parents and families who have lost a child or experienced a child involved in a serious incident. Bereavement Support – receive notification of death of a child and ensure details are passed to Bereavement Team. Liaise with bereavement support team to ensure contact has been made. SUDI– receives notification of death of an infant. Prepare investigative report from details provided (training provided). Identify clinical investigator and monitor progress of report. Collate outcomes. Assist with the preparation of outcome reports / training materials. Child Death Reviews – receive notification of death of a child. Ensure legislative framework has been adhered to. Serious Adverse Events – receive notification of events. Co-ordinate admin requirements.

This is a Fixed term post for 18 months.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You will need skills to enable you to arrange meetings at short notice and accurately minute multi-agency meetings. You will also need to collate and co-ordinate information for all review process. It is essential that you have an HNC/SVQIII in Secretarial Studies/Business Administration or equivalent experience and administration qualification or equivalent relevant experience. You should have an in-depth working knowledge of standard office software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Office, PowerPoint and excellent level of oral communication as well as excellent written communication.