Job Overview
We are looking to appoint a full-time Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service Administrator to join our friendly administration team based at Prince Philip House, Leicester, LE1 2NZ. The team provides full clerical support to the Adult Speech and Language Therapists working across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
To succeed in this role, you must possess excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), excellent time management, have a friendly, sensitive telephone manner, be approachable and team focused. Excellent keyboard skills, recent experience of data entry and ability to prioritise to meet deadlines are essential requirements of this varied and interesting post.
Our Speech and Language Therapy Service is a friendly, supportive team dedicated to providing a high quality service to the people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We have around 30 clinical staff working with adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties and their carers.
The working hours for this post will be 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday - Friday.
Contact Details
Nila Mesvania, Administration Manager, 0116 2954692, lpt.adultspeech@nhs.net
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
1. Effective and efficient telephone service (e.g. taking/passing on messages, booking appointments)
2. Registering referrals
3. Ordering and managing equipment/resources
4. Managing incoming/outgoing post
5. To be first point of contact for the service for patients, carers and other professionals
6. Entering and collecting data from electronic systems
We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants; please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs, the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview. #J-18808-Ljbffr