We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Administrator to join the Liaison Psychiatryteam aspart of Psychological Medicine, based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.This teamprovidesan administration service between the hours of 09:00 - 17:00 - Monday - Friday.
This is an exciting position that supports a multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of teamwork, have excellent attention to detail, be confident and willing to learn, able to find solutions to problems and able to cope under pressure.
The post involves data inputting of patient information, face to face and telephone contact with patients and clinical staff, writing letters and emails, and providing other general administrative support to the service and team.
Please note that sponsorship will not be provided for this position. Previous applicants need not apply.
The ideal candidate will have great communication skills, be well organised, have a sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under time restraints and pressure at times. We are looking for someone who can offer good support to our colleagues, be a team player and work together to manage workload.
We will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role. We are keen to support and develop our staff.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
• Word processing of all forms of correspondence, reports and summaries that are required by the team.
• Undertake diary management for clinicians and/or managers, as required.
• Organise clinics and associated appointments for clinics, using appropriate brought forward systems to manage work.
• Provide operational support to colleagues, as directed by Line Manager.
• Inputting and updating service user information and service user/team activity on computerised information systems, creating service user notes where necessary and according to policy.
• Maintain filing in both paper and electronic records, ensuring that it is kept up to date at all times. In accordance with Trust procedures, track and receive notes in a timely manner.
• Ensure good customer service by providing a professional and effective telephone service, taking accurate messages and providing information and signposting as requested and appropriate.
• Undertake training of new staff as directed by Line Manager and/or other managers.
• Provide cover as directed by Line Manager for other members of the admin team in their absence and assist with their workloads as necessary and undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required commensurate with the grade of the post.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Feb 2025