Job summary
Employer heading
B3 Administrator
NHS AfC: Band 3
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Job overview
An opportunity for a permanent Administrator to join our friendly and supportive team. We are looking for a conscientious and reliable person to work as part of our administration team within NE Hants Community Mental Health Recovery Service.
We are a community-based service, providing specialist treatment and support for people who have severe and enduring mental health problems living in the North East Hampshire and Farnham areas who are registered with a local GP. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a high quality administrative and secretarial service to the multidisciplinary team. You will need to have good organisational and interpersonal skills, an eye for detail and experience of working in a busy office environment. We are looking for a person who is hard working, flexible and able to prioritise their work.
The post includes general office duties consisting of inputting patient details on electronic record system (SystmOne), supporting clinical staff with patient correspondence and clinical data quality compliance, liaising with patients, GPs and other professionals, meeting notes, dealing with enquiries by email and letter, telephone and typing letters. The successful candidate will have excellent clerical and typing skills and be able to communicate effectively with both patients and staff. Although not essential, knowledge of SystmOne would be desirable.
Main duties of the job
- Provide administrative support to a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, community mental health nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and support workers
- Manage outpatient clinics, arranging appointments, cancellations etc, as required
- Book appointments on electronic patient record system/ update case notes on patient record system as required
- Process discharge paperwork & update system accordingly
- Entry of information onto electronic patient record system in accordance with clinical data quality requirements and Key Performance Indicators
- Take minutes at team meetings & transcribe accurately
- Answer telephone calls and relay any messages in a timely manner
- Receive and respond to e-mails in an appropriate manner, forwarding where necessary
- General administrative tasks, eg, typing/copying/scanning/printing/laminating etc
- Check and book rooms for other team members upon request
- Keep up to date with statutory and mandatory training.
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the role and main responsibilities, please find the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3/RSA Level 3 or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 1 years experience (full time equivalent) working at higher administrative level
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in the NHS
- Experience of using electronic patient record systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good computer skills including MS office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as under own initiative
- Ability to work alongside other professionals/engage in integrated working to deliver high quality care and services
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kathryn Doney
- Job title
- Operational Compliance Facilitator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01252 335566
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