Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen to recruit an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Team Administrator within the Community Adult Mental Health Team based at Foxrush House, Redcar. This is a permanent 37.5 hours post, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be required to provide administrative duties for the Multi-disciplinary Clinical Teams and Management Team at Foxrush House. Excellent IT and organisational skills and a good knowledge and understanding of information systems are essential. Administrative experience is required along with comprehensive knowledge and experience within Microsoft Office applications.
The team operates in a busy and fast-paced environment, so the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines with a flexible and motivated attitude is essential.
The role includes day-to-day admin tasks such as organising meetings, diary management, answering calls, dealing with queries from service users and other agencies, managing the central email inbox, setting agendas, and minuting meetings. Some dictation is also required to support clinical staff.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, coupled with proven administration skills and previous experience, are essential.
A Level 3 Qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience, or a willingness to work towards a Level 3 qualification in Leadership and Management, is required. Key skills/functional skills in literacy and numeracy Level 2 OR O Level (Grade C and above/New GCSE in Maths and English (Grade 4 to 9) are also essential to be fully competent in the role.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby. Our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families, and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need to lead their best possible life.
Job responsibilities
Main roles include attending team huddles, arranging team meetings (including agenda and minutes), monitoring shared mailboxes, making appointments, diary management, and some dictation using Bighand while liaising with other agencies.
The successful candidate must also have the ability to be organised, efficient, and capable of prioritising their workload while dealing sensitively with issues and maintaining confidential information.
The candidate may be asked to support the wider secretarial team, including Reception.
Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Level 3 Qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience or a willingness to work towards a Level 3 qualification in Leadership and Management.
* Key skills/functional skills in literacy and numeracy Level 2 OR O Level (Grade C and above/New GCSE in Maths and English (Grade 4 to 9) are essential. Where an applicant does not have the above qualifications or is unable to provide evidence of the certification, the applicant MUST achieve the required standards during their probationary period.
* RSA Level 2 or equivalent Secretarial/administrative experience in a clinical environment.
Experience
* Experience of working in an administrative environment (diary management, filing systems, meeting coordination, minute taking, data input, collating, and presenting information).
* Customer Service experience (face-to-face, answering calls, correspondence).
* Experience of organising competing demands and workloads.
* Experience of setting up and maintaining administrative systems and processes.
* Experience of working autonomously and proactively.
* Experience of supporting/supervising staff.
* Experience of handling money and working within financial guidelines.
Knowledge
* Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
* Understanding of data protection and the need for confidentiality and how to maintain this.
* Knowledge of office systems and processes.
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.
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