Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a motivated and driven individual who will contribute to the provision of comprehensive, professional and effective administrative services for the EPMHS team in the Adult Community Mental Health Team, based at Saffron Ground, Stevenage.
You will provide support to the Team Leaders and other Professionals with day-to-day secretarial tasks. You will need to demonstrate the ability to prioritise workload, using initiative and mature judgement in decision making, whilst ensuring clear communication within the team.
You should enjoy and work well within a team, maintaining a positive, professional and calm approach. Excellent IT skills, a good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, and attention to detail are essential, along with accurate data input and typing skills.
Main Duties of the Job
You will be required to work independently and apply a high degree of confidentiality to all of your work, whilst ensuring clear communication with the department and colleagues. You will undertake non-routine duties without direct supervision, working within broad procedural guidelines.
This is a very busy role responsible for all aspects of note taking and administration and will involve service user contact, so good interpersonal skills are required.
About Us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provides health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.
Job Responsibilities
* Be highly proficient in the skill of note taking.
* Ensure all correspondence is accurately and appropriately presented using current methodologies and medical terminology used by the team.
* Be highly skilled and experienced in the full range of secretarial work practices, software programmes, and specialised functional terms.
* Use proficient internet skills to access, search, and retrieve data relevant to the team.
* Meet the needs of the teams by completing non-routine tasks on a daily basis.
* Update skills as necessary and attend mandatory training.
* Demonstrate excellent IT skills, a good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, and accurate typing.
* Ensure a flexible approach to work and be able/willing to travel to other sites using own car within North Herts to take notes, if necessary.
* Access and update patient records using the Paris database (training will be provided).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A good standard of education to secondary level.
* Advanced IT skills.
* Moderate experience of working in an office environment.
* European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent.
Skills
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel Packages.
* Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
* Proficiency in diary management.
* Ability to record and transcribe minutes/notes.
* Maintain a filing system, both paper and computerised.
* Knowledge of medical terminology.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer Name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
£26,530 to £29,114 a year, pro rata.
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