Site MSK Community Specialist Services Town Wokingham Salary £27,857 - £30,570 per annum, pro rata (incl of HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 14/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
Permanent - Band 4 - 0.68 wte (25.5 hours per week)
*Friday working until 5pm from Finchampstead essential
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the expanding, innovative administration team for the MSK CSS / IPASS / BLIS services, in the role of Administration Lead Officer. The post is on a permanent band 4 contract (25.5 hrs), based at our Finchampstead clinic, just outside of Wokingham. We are currently offering flexible home and office working. We are looking for someone who is approachable, with a warm personality, great leadership, and people skills to join our team.
If you are someone looking to take that next step and progress into a leadership role, this may be the ideal opportunity for you to develop these skills. We are looking for someone who has had experience of working in IPASS / BLIS / MSK CSS services.
The role of an MSK CSS / IPASS / BLIS Administration Lead Officer is one which gives continuous support to the services’ Management Team, a team of band 3 administrators and our clinical staff. Good and effective teamwork throughout is a vital part of what encompasses these community services.
Main duties of the job
1. To oversee the day-to-day leadership of a team of administrators and work cohesively with the other Lead Officers.
2. To support the Administration Manager and deputise in her absence.
3. To use electronic patient booking systems, including E-Referrals and RIO to help facilitate an efficient referral and booking process.
4. To use and support applications such as EPRO, our electronic system used for clinic letter processes and Webex, our flexible telephone system.
5. To be an accessible and central point of contact for service users, including patients and GPs.
6. Take responsibility for assigning caseloads/task management.
7. Demonstrate clear and concise methods of communication as you will be dealing with a variety of referral and patient-related queries.
Working for our organisation
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
* 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
* Ability to lead, support and work well within a team
* Multitask and provide admin support across different areas within our 3 services
* Show flexibility, compassion and understanding to develop our staff, services and better the patient experience.
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 contact Gemma Myers email: gemma.myers@berkshire.nhs.uk who’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.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
* Educated to ‘A’ level standard and with GCSEs in at least four subjects including English, Maths, or equivalent qualifications
* Customer Care
Previous Experience
* Experience of handling confidential and sensitive data
* Evidence of consistent achievement
* Previous experience of dealing with telephone queries
* Previous experience of working with different professions: clinical and non-clinical
* Specialist knowledge and experience gained from working in an IPASS setting for a minimum of two years
* Previous NHS experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Knowledge and understanding of the Health Service and current change environment
* Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
* Demonstrable understanding of customer care
* Demonstrate skills in team working and collective decision making
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Ability to be discreet and consider political sensitivities
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work to tight deadlines
* Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to communicate across all staff levels
* Experience of managing staff/a team
* Delegation and negotiation skills
* Effective handling of complex issues
* Experience of working within policies and procedures
These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:
* Caring for and about you is our top priority
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services
* working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.
At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.
We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.
Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.
Once you have applied, please check your email regularly for updates. All appointments are subject to NHS Employment Checks, and false information may result in withdrawal of offers. For information on how we store your information, please review our privacy statement.
No agencies, please.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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