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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 4
Contract
12 months (12 month fixed term contract)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
346-NYC-114-24-A
Employer
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Orca House
Town
Harrogate
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 pro rata, per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/11/2024 23:59
Interview date
06/12/2024

Employer heading

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust logo

Senior Administrator- Medical Secretary

Band 4

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —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 overview

We are looking for a self motivated and experienced individual (fixed term - 12 months) who would welcome the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS Eating Disorder Service covering the North Yorkshire and York Service, acting out of the bases in the York and Harrogate area. The teams provide specialist health services to Children and Young People. This provides benefits such as MDT working, working with children and young people within the North Yorkshire and York area, professional peer support and sharing of good practice.

The primary role is to provide a full Medical Secretarial Service to the team's Consultant Psychiatrists including SAS doctor and junior medical, psychology colleagues and nursing colleagues. In addition to provide senior administration duties to the members of the Admin Team, whilst working together to  maintain standard systems and processes across the service. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work within this very proactive friendly team by working collaboratively and contributing to the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support continual improvement and developments.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to support and maintain standard systems and processes set out by the Trust and locally. The successful candidate will need to have very good IT and organisational skills. The ability to prioritise workload, work under pressure to meet deadlines and demonstrate a flexible, motivated attitude to work will also be essential. Very good interpersonal and communication skills at all levels are required.                                   

Working for our organisation

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

We would welcome any informal visits to meet the team prior to application/interview.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTEC Diploma/Level 3 Diploma in Leadership and Management OR equivalent (i.e. NVQ in Business Administration / RSA Level 3) OR equivalent knowledge gained through relevant work experience plus a willingness to work towards the Level 5 in Leadership and Management within an agreed timescale.
  • IT Qualification (i.e. ECDL Qualification, RSA, NVQ in Business Administration) OR equivalent knowledge gained through relevant work experience.
  • 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)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of working in an administrative environment including digital audio typing, Microsoft Office applications, diary management, filing systems, collating and presenting information
  • Participation in service and quality improvement initiatives
  • Leading, supervising and training staff on administrative processes in a positive manner to facilitate delivery of an effective service

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Accurately transcribe data from a variety of sources, including digital dictation software
  • Understanding of data protection and service user / staff confidentiality in line with defined procedures and guidelines
  • A sound understanding of quality improvement initiatives
  • Organising and completing demands and workloads meeting deadlines using delegation where necessary
  • Problem solving for an area of work or developing alternative or additional procedures.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Negotiating and influencing skills
  • Accurately transcribe data from a variety of sources, including digital dictation software
  • Flexible approach to working with the ability to use own initiative within role, using discretion when making decisions
  • Ability to work autonomously and proactively and be accessible to team to support workload
  • Human resources policies and procedures
  • To be able to critically analysis, appraise and problem solve
  • Maintain concentration and attention to detail whilst also dealing effectively with interruptions

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alice Carter
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01423 726900
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