Support Services Secretary

Job summary

The successful candidate should be an experienced secretary / PA who will work for the Respite Team within the Learning Disability Service, based at St Mary's hospital, Armley, which is just outside of Leeds City Centre. The role is primarily focused around providing an efficient and effective secretarial service to a multi-disciplinary team under the direction of the Support Service Team Co-ordinator and assisting with incoming calls, greeting visitors, typing, coordination of meetings, PA work and taking minutes. This post will be extremely varied and challenging at timesbut is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, well organised and conscientious person. The work is part-time and shared across 2 respite units for people with a learning disability and either complex multiple impairments or challenging behaviours. There will be liaison with serviceusers as well as the staff team so some understanding of the needs of service users would be beneficial.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will also have previous secretarial experience with excellentcommunication skills. The candidate must be able to:> Prioritise own workload and work on own initiative.> Possess good problem solving skills>Have the ability to work within strict time frames,>An awareness of service user / staff confidentiality and data protection

>High standard of written / verbal and analytical communication skills.>An advanced knowledge of word and excel is essential. Knowledge of BigHand translation system is desirable.

This post will include regular telephone and face to face contact with service users, a variety of staff at different levels, regular contact with other departments within the Trust and with other agencies. An element of flexibility will be required by the successful applicant with regards to work base and hours, allowing provision of cover for colleagues in different areas when required. As part of the interview process a visit to the units will be facilitated.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary’s Hospital

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary’s Hospital

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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