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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 0900-1700)
Job ref
246-GYW7005494-A
Employer
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Foxhall House
Town
Ipswich
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 Gross Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Support Team Administrator

Band 3

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams.  We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

YOUR APPLICATION

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Job overview

Foxhall Ward, which is a male Low Secure inpatient ward, requires a dedicated and flexible administrator to support the medical and nursing services it provides as part of NSFT's Secure & Forensic Services based at Northside House, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich.

The role primarily involves the provision of administrative support to the Consultant Psychiatrists, such as organisation of clinical meetings, audiotyping, maintenance of records and regular liaison with external stakeholders, including other healthcare providers and the Ministry of Justice.  It also requires in-person attendance for the purpose of taking notes at medical meetings and consultations that sometimes cover sensitive or challenging topics with our service users.

Candidates must have a very good standard of written English, display excellent attention to detail and have an ability to communicate clearly to a wide range of people. 

Main duties of the job

Main Duties:

  • Organisation of Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings.
  • In-person and online minuting of clinical meetings.
  • Audio typing.
  • Liaison with other teams and departments regarding admissions, transfers and discharges.  
  • Scanning of handwritten forms / assessments into the Electronic Patient Record (Lorenzo).

Preferably candidates will have at least two years of recent administration experience.  Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is essential and applicants will ideally have attained RSA II typing qualifications, ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) or equivalent.  Time management skills are needed in order to organise own workload and cope with shifting priorities and deadlines. 

Working for our organisation

Foxhall House is  part of the Secure & Forensic Services Care Group within Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. 

The Secure & Forensic Services Care Group provides expert mental health care within Secure inpatient wards, within our local prisons and police Investigation Centres, and across the wider community.  

Benefits included with this role are:

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference, click APPLY!

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Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Maintaining administrative / secretarial systems
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of medical terminology

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent articulate communication skills.
  • ICT skills including Microsoft Office (Especially Word, Outlook and Excel)
  • Audio Typing

Other

Essential criteria
  • Able to work Flexibly across a range of different sites/offices

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Working on own initiative with minimal supervision
  • Ability to prioritise own workload

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ3 Business Administration or equivalent or working towards
  • NVQ2 Customer Services or working towards
Desirable criteria
  • Shorthand

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWomens Staff NetworkCycle to Work

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tracey Jenner
Job title
Admin Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07584442556
Additional information

Tina Barnes - [email protected]

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