Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
1. Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
2. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
3. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them.
Job overview
The Bay Network is looking for a driven, inspirational and motivational Deputy Admin Lead who will support the development of the admin and clerical services providing line management and developing a highly efficient administrative workforce. The post holder will be innovative and forward-thinking.
The post holder’s role will focus on the Urgent Care Pathway and Inpatients admin teams within the Mental Health Network promoting cross team working and support. The Bay Network covers Lancaster, Morecambe, South Lakes and Furness, and the current vacancy will be based in Danegarth, Furness General Hospital, Barrow with travel to other admin service offices within the Network.
We are inviting applications from individuals with strong leadership abilities and experience, excellent organisation skills, and the ability to work on your own or as a member of the wider management team. The successful candidate will be able to communicate with staff, service users, visitors and carers in a professional manner.
For further details/informal chat please contact us on the details provided.
Main duties of the job
This role is for a driven, inspirational and motivational deputy admin lead that will support the management with a high quality, highly efficient administrative workforce within networks with innovative and a forward-thinking outlook.
The post holder’s role will focus on the Urgent Care and Inpatient service line admin teams within the Mental Health Network promoting cross team working and support. The Bay Network covers Lancaster, Morecambe, South Lakes and Furness, and the current vacancy will be based in Barrow with travel to other admin service offices within the Network.
The post holder will be creative with an inclusive approach towards problem solving and service development. Will act with integrity and the strictest confidentiality at all times.
The post holder will lead on managing, coordinating and ensuring cross cover of Network reception services.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Business or Management related degree or equivalent experience
* Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development.
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of leadership skills.
* Specialist knowledge of a range of administrative procedures and practice underpinned by relevant theory.
Experience
* Previous experience of successfully managing and motivating an administrative service or team.
* Demonstrable success of achieving performance targets both individually and as part of a team
Personal
* Demonstrated capability for workforce planning over short, medium and long-term timeframes and ability to adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
* Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Please be aware, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when submitting an application is monitored and if you have used AI to generate an application, you are required to declare this on your application form. Failure to do so, may result in your application being withdrawn.
We want to highlight the importance of integrity and authenticity in your application form, and ask you to use AI tools responsibly to ensure your application form is a true reflection of your skills, knowledge and experiences.
Please consider that AI-generated content may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description providing impersonal and inaccurate information.
Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document.
Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).
You are advised to consider applying for LSCft vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.
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