Administrator – Band 3, Intermediate Care Team, West Berkshire.
Fixed Term for 9 months - secondments for internal applicants also considered.
An excellent opportunity has arisen to become an administrator in a friendly and supportive team in West Berkshire.
You will be an enthusiastic individual with a warm personality and great people skills.
Willing to undertake relevant training and be able to demonstrate innovative practice. You will be an integral member of the Intermediate Care Team. will provide general administrative support to the Intermediate Care Team in West Berkshire.
You will work alongside the lead administrator for the team.
• To have a patient centred approach.
• To provide efficient and effective secretarial and clerical support, including minute taking and distribution of agenda, booking courses and actioning of voicemail box messages.
• Communicate andmaintaingood working relationships with Trust staff and external contacts
• Work alongside Intermediate Care Staff to deliver a triage service to all incoming phone calls/ referrals to the Intermediate Care Team.
• It’safull-timerole 37.5 hours per week.Operates from 08.00 –16.00hrs. You would be expected to be able to cover all aspects of the shift patterns.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in administrative roles, such as record keeping, invoices and telephone calls.
• Efficient and proactive in carrying out day to day tasks of the role.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call:Phillippa Elliott 07814982910email:phillippa.elliott@berkhsire.nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Feb 2025
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