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Job summary

Main area
Administration Support
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-PEN864-EB
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Pendle House
Town
Blackburn
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Team Administrator

Band 3

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

•    Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

The post is 37.5 hours per week, working 9am – 5pm, Mon to Fri. This is a fixed term post commencing in June 2023 for a period of 6 months.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic person to support the Community Mental Health Team. This post is based at Pendle House, Leeds Road, Nelson. 

Qualifications needed: NVQ level 3 administrative qualification or equivalent experience, RSA 2 or equivalent, ECDL or equivalent experience.

This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join a community based mental health service and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This team includes psychological therapists, nurses, support time and recovery workers, social workers, occupational therapists and psychiatrists.

The work is varied, interesting and demanding and candidates need to be organised, flexible and reliable. We are looking for people who possess the ability to meet the demands of the service, and also to be able to communicate with a wide range of people, including patients and health care professionals.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact us on the details provided

Main duties of the job

You must be able to provide efficient administrative support and have excellent IT, keyboard and data inputting skills.

You will also require strong interpersonal skills, be able to demonstrate initiative and the ability to organise your workload effectively. 

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care or Business Administration – or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of issues in the Mental Health Network
  • Knowledge of a range of administrative procedures and practice

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience as a Secretary/Administrator including diary management
  • Previous experience of working in a fast moving, confidential, sensitive, pressurised deadline driven environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Bethan Fielding
Job title
Locality Administration Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07779456145
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