Administration Assistant

Pennine Care NHS FT

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Job summary

Thanks to investment we are able to recruit 2.6 WTE band 3 administrators to work within our mental health support teams across Bury, HMR, Oldham(North), Tameside and Stockport (south) bases. Admin will cover north or south of the trust

The administrators would work alongside the band 4 admin leads, supporting the administration duties of the team

Main duties of the job

Administrative duties such as typing letters/reports, scanning, printing and posting, answering telephone calls in a polite and courteous manner. To create and upload documents electronically and to electronically send letters to GP's. There are times when you will need to cancel clinics . Further details can be found in the JD

About us

We offer a generous annual leave entitlement, staff wellbeing service and a friendly atmosphere with training offered from the team. Some limited hybrid working

Date posted

10 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year PA, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

311-F660-24-A

Job locations

Across the full trust

across the trust

OL6 7SR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Administrative duties such as typing letters/reports, scanning, printing and posting, answering telephone calls in a polite and courteous manner. To create and upload documents electronically and to electronically send letters to GP's. There are times when you will need to cancel clinics . Further details can be found in the JD. There is also a requirement to be flexible

Job description

Job responsibilities

Administrative duties such as typing letters/reports, scanning, printing and posting, answering telephone calls in a polite and courteous manner. To create and upload documents electronically and to electronically send letters to GP's. There are times when you will need to cancel clinics . Further details can be found in the JD. There is also a requirement to be flexible

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Education
  • Achieved grades
  • good level of education including English
  • RSA 3 or equivalent
  • Experience within a health/social care setting.
  • Experience of working within a highly stressful environment.
  • Ability to work well and efficiently under pressure.
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure when dealing with stressful working conditions.
  • Customer care skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Good decision making and problem solving skills
  • Competence with working on Microsoft Office Suite
  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
  • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
  • Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Desirable

  • ECDL
  • NHS experience
  • Previous experience within mental health teams.
  • Ability to demonstrate effective utilisation of resources
  • Awareness of Paris system
Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Education
  • Achieved grades
  • good level of education including English
  • RSA 3 or equivalent
  • Experience within a health/social care setting.
  • Experience of working within a highly stressful environment.
  • Ability to work well and efficiently under pressure.
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure when dealing with stressful working conditions.
  • Customer care skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Good decision making and problem solving skills
  • Competence with working on Microsoft Office Suite
  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
  • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
  • Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Desirable

  • ECDL
  • NHS experience
  • Previous experience within mental health teams.
  • Ability to demonstrate effective utilisation of resources
  • Awareness of Paris system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Across the full trust

across the trust

OL6 7SR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Across the full trust

across the trust

OL6 7SR


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Admin Lead

Julie Greenwood

julie.greenwood7@nhs.net

Date posted

10 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year PA, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

311-F660-24-A

Job locations

Across the full trust

across the trust

OL6 7SR


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