Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 3 Referral Coordinator - ADHD Service, Bristol

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join the existing admin team in the Bristol ADHD service.

This referral coordinator role has been commissioned to effectively manage in excess of 300 referrals that the service receives every month

The service provides diagnostic and treatment for adults who have suspected ADHD. We cover a huge geographical area (all of BNSSG and BSW) and is a very specialised service in its own right.

The team are made up of consultants, speciality doctors, nurses, psychologists, non-medical prescribers and admin staff. We are a small and friendly team based in Hengrove in Bristol and welcome enthusiastic admin candidates to apply for this exciting position!

Main duties of the job

Working under the supervision of the lead administrator, the successful candidate will join the existing admin team which consists of 2 x B3 administrator, and 1 x B4 lead administrator.

The ADHD team is a very busy service with a current caseload of over 5000 service users.

The successful candidate will be able to work in a busy environment, and will have good communication skills and able to use MS office packages with ease.

The successful candidate will be specifically processing new referrals to the service however, additional admin tasks may be allocated by the supervisor

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and some parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and well-being. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

24 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-SS018-0124

Job locations

Petherton Resource Centre

Petherton Road

Bristol

BS14 9BP

Job description

Job responsibilities

To arrange appointments for clinical staff
To answer calls from service users and professionals offering relevant guidance and support
To use RiO as the primary clinical system, recording accurate clinical notes
To process service referrals, and discharge when required
To take team meeting minutes on a rota basis
To manage internal/external mail

Job description

Job responsibilities

To arrange appointments for clinical staff
To answer calls from service users and professionals offering relevant guidance and support
To use RiO as the primary clinical system, recording accurate clinical notes
To process service referrals, and discharge when required
To take team meeting minutes on a rota basis
To manage internal/external mail

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Years experience working in an admin role
Ability to work in a busy enviroment
Good communication skills
Ability to manage own workload
Experience of taking minutes
Ability to work to deadlines
Proficient in use of Microsoft packages
Demonstrates good understanding of confidentiality

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Years experience working in an admin role
Ability to work in a busy enviroment
Good communication skills
Ability to manage own workload
Experience of taking minutes
Ability to work to deadlines
Proficient in use of Microsoft packages
Demonstrates good understanding of confidentiality

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Petherton Resource Centre

Petherton Road

Bristol

BS14 9BP

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Petherton Resource Centre

Petherton Road

Bristol

BS14 9BP

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)