Business Assistant
The closing date is 17 July 2025
Job summary
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Assistant to join our team supporting the Crisis and Resolution Home Treatment Team and the Mental Health Urgent Care Hub at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit.
The hours of work are Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm.
The home treatment team provide a service to people experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis (functional) who require urgent assessment to determine the required interventions using the least restrictive environment to facilitate recovery.
The mental health urgent care hub is based at the Bradgate Unit, on the site of Glenfield Hospital, and is staffed by mental health practitioners with the expertise to treat people of all ages; this includes mental health nurses, support workers, and consultants. It is specifically for people with mental health needs that don't need any physical health support from an emergency department.
The role is diverse, with each day bringing new challenges. You will have proven ability in using your own initiative, working with confidential and highly sensitive information, showing attention to detail and the ability to work accurately, whilst understanding the importance of adhering to the trust policies and local procedures.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will undertake diary management for self and others, to ensure that appointments are scheduled appropriately and that invitees are informed of meetings in a timely manner to ensure attendance is optimised. To cancel, change and re-schedule meetings if required.
To formulate written information such as minutes of meetings, business and/or patient correspondence, briefings, reports, presentations, mailshots, and leaflets to a high professional standard ensuring that all documents are correctly formatted and stored to enable retrieval and that document version control is adhered to. Due to the fast pace and nature of the work, the post holder would be required to have the essential knowledge and experience or be willing to learn and develop from commencement and be able to demonstrate within the following areas.
You will be expected to have exceptional written, verbal and face to face communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with professionals and service-users at all levels in health and agencies external to the service. Assertiveness skills to challenge potentially inappropriate or unsafe actions of others, for the benefit of patients and the service.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
10 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
003818
Job locations
Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital
Groby Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE3 9EJ
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital
Groby Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE3 9EJ
Employer's website
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