PA & Medical Secretary to Consultant Psychiatrist/Clinical Lead

Job summary

Do you want to work in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)? Do you have PA/secretarial/administrative experience and want to use your skills to help support one of our Consultant Psychiatrists who is also our Clinical Lead as well as our Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) in caring for vulnerable young people? Then we would love to hear from you!

Austen House opened in October 2019 and is a low secure CAMHS unit. This 14 bed unit helps to meet the national shortage of beds for young people with specialist mental health needs and means that young people and their families living in the south of the country can access treatment closer to home, preventing them having to travel long distances to receive the care they need.

Due to a recent restructure within the CAMHS Admin. Teams at Tatchbury Mount, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our small friendly admin. team at Austen House as a PA/Medical Secretary to a Consultant Psychiatrist/Clinical Lead.

We are looking for someone that can demonstrate a good level of PA and secretarial experience including minute taking. You will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and orally and have a methodical and flexible approach. You will need to be able to prioritise workloads in order to meet deadlines, while maintaining a professional approach. Applicants should be highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications eg Outlook, Word, Excel etc.

Main duties of the job

Provision of a comprehensive PA, medical secretarial and administrative service to the Consultant Psychiatrist/Clinical Lead for the unit and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) as required.

To support the Consultant Psychiatrist/Clinical Lead for the unit in all aspects of business management activity relating to functions and responsibilities, including the development and management of a comprehensive and efficient PA support service.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Austen House

Tatchbury Mount, Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2TA

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Austen House

Tatchbury Mount, Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2TA

Employer's website

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

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