Main area: Administration
Grade Band: 3
Contract: Fixed term - 9 months (Maternity Leave Cover)
Hours: Job share - 22.5 hours per week (Flexible between 8.30 - 4.30 & 9am - 5pm pending service need, 3 days per week)
Job ref: 350-CC6811890-A
Site: Thorn Road Clinic
Town: Runcorn
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/12/2024 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy Team as a Band 3 Team Administrator supporting our CYP MHS Team. The role will provide comprehensive and high-quality secretarial/administrative support, including personal responsibility for a number of delegated tasks within the Service. Minute taking experience and an RSA II or equivalent is essential as is experience of working with information systems.
Main duties of the job
* Excellent communication and organisational skills to support the clinical team.
* Organise own workload and co-ordinate activities with other administration staff.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and a friendly telephone manner.
* Work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department.
* Work on own initiative.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RSA II or equivalent
* ECDL
Personal Attributes
* Flexible working approach.
* Self-motivated.
* Professional attitude.
* Ability to adhere to strict deadlines.
* Caring, compassionate, and empathic attitude.
* Ability to meet the Trust’s professional standards.
* Willingness to undergo further training as necessary.
Skills
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
* Ability to work as a member of a team.
* Ability to develop and maintain filing systems.
* Ability to communicate effectively in various settings.
* Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
* Ability to prioritise own workload and work to defined timescales.
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience of working in an office environment.
* Arranging meetings and taking minutes.
* Extensive knowledge of office procedures.
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk.
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