Band 3 Administrator - Bridewell Police Station - Bristol

Job summary

We are looking to recruit one full time or part time fixed term (12 months) administrator into the Specialised PD Probation Service at AWP. Specialised PD, otherwise known as OPD, is a large, community based, multidisciplinary team that has developed innovative approaches to working with high-risk offenders with Personality Disorders. These service users are seen by the National Probation Service in Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and OPD covers the caseload within these areas.

As a service we cover Probation Offices based in Bristol, Bath, North Somerset, Swindon, Chippenham, Salisbury, Gloucester, and Cheltenham. In addition, we cover 3 Male and 1 Female Approved Premises in Bristol, and 1 Male Approved Premises in Gloucester.

We support a hybrid working model where we encourage staff to work from home 40% of the working week, and in an office space for 60% of their working week. Each staff member has an allocated geographical area with a central office in that area. This post is based centrally across Gloucester, Bristol, and Wiltshire but the majority of the work can be done remotely or from one central office. There will be occasional travel to other areas covered by OPD, or for training, conferences, or external meetings.

Main duties of the job

To support the clinical delivery of community OPD by completing, supporting, and advising on administrative processes including the processing of service user contact forms, diary management, booking of consultations and clinical meetings, sending of letters to service users, updating spreadsheets and NHS and Probation Service specific patient record systems, minute taking, and attendance to a range of meetings.

The post will include working effectively within the admin team which has central cover of all geographical locations of OPD. All administration roles are supported through line management from the administration or operational lead(s).

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS 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 in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. 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 people 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Bridewell Police Station

1-2 Bridewell Street

Bristol

BS1 2AA

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Bridewell Police Station

1-2 Bridewell Street

Bristol

BS1 2AA

Employer's website

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

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