Job overview
Do you like working as a team? Are you passionate about supporting people’s Mental Health?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team in the Acute Services as an Administrator for an individual who is keen to develop their skills. We are looking to recruit an experienced administrator to join the service, working in our mental health inpatient wards as a team administrator. Your duties will include supporting patients and their relatives who are admitted into the ward as well as providing comprehensive administrative support to the multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, support workers and other professionals involved in patient care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide an efficient and professional service ensuring quality service to all users, their families and professionals contacting the Ward. The post holder will also be required to cover other wards within Dennis Scott Unit to provide support during absence of other administrators.
The perfect candidate will have a flexible approach in providing administration support to the multi-disciplinary teams working with a client group with mental health problems. There will be client and carer telephone contact and, face-to-face contact on daily basis therefore, good communication skills are essential. You should have good organisational skills and have experience of dealing with members of the public. You will need to have good communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to use your own initiative.
You will need to be:
* An experienced administrator
* An excellent verbal & written communicator with strong interpersonal skills
* A true team player and be able to use your initiative
* A multitasker with a “can do” attitude
* Proficient in all MS packages, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, etc.
* Able to swiftly solve problems & work under pressure without compromising quality
* You must be able to work independently and as a team, prioritising workload in an environment that is constantly changing.
Working for our organisation
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties you will be responsible for include;
* Ensuring the smooth & safe management of our patient care on the ward.
* Attend Pride and Joy meetings, taking team minutes, editing, and issuing reports
* Maintain effective filing systems and decant service user notes in line with Medical Records policy and procedure.
* Scanning and uploading paperwork on the electronic system.
* To provide a high quality administrative, clerical and reception service for patients and their carers who access the Trust services.
* The post holder will encompass regular telephone liaison with external agencies.
* You will be required to use your initiative in all aspects of secretarial and clerical work to efficiently prioritise work and meet deadlines, as the service requires.
Further duties can be found on the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential criteria
* NVQ Level 3 / AS and A level or equivalent relevant practical experience / qualifications
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
* Good knowledge and proficiency of Microsoft packages to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
* Keyboard skills to ensure accuracy, speed, and optimum use of functions
* Excellent verbal and written communication
* Works without supervision (advice available from Line Manager when required)
* Team working and Interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
* Minute taking skills
* Good knowledge and proficiency of Trust systems to include RIO, and other digital systems
* Ability to use own initiative and deal with ad hoc requests and queries
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Full range of administrative procedures and software programs
* Managing busy workload and conflicting priorities
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of NHS systems
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* A “can do” attitude and a positive attitude to change
* Understanding of trust values and vision
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