Team Administrator
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Job summary
The Southampton Liaison Psychiatry Team has recently aligned to the national Core 24 model, and is developing to meet the Hampshire and IOW mental health transformation priorities. As such, the admin team has expanding their provision to provide extended administrative service 7-days a week, 365 days a year across three different shift patterns, to better support the clinical team and members of the leadership team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our exceptional, enthusiastic Liaison Psychiatry team based at the Princess Anne Hospital, covering the Southampton General Hospital site. This role will include working a varied shift pattern of 7am-3pm, 9am-5pm and 1pm-9pm across a 7-day week, 365 days a year.
Liaison Psychiatry is the sub-specialty which provides psychiatric treatment to patients attending general hospitals, whether they attend A&E or are admitted to in-patient wards. Therefore it deals with interface between physical and psychological health and predominantly works to ensure the delivery of safe, client focused care.
This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate to join the team following significant service development. The post holder will ideally be a skilled administrator with excellent communication and IT skills. Their role will be to ensure the provision of a fully comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the Department of Psychological Medicine.
There is ongoing support available through regular management supervision and training.
Main duties of the job
To ensure quality secretarial / administration service is provided to the team.
To take and process telephone enquiries and referrals from University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHSFT) staff teams, General Practitioners, patients/clients, relatives, other hospitals and agencies.
To be responsible for coordination of meetings including taking minutes in MDTs, Best Interest Meetings/Professional Meetings.
Use a word processing package to produce letters, memorandums, notes, forms, reports and audio typing as required.
To work a variable shift pattern of early (7am-3pm), Day (9am-5pm) and late (1pm-9-pm) across a 7-day rota including weekends and bank holidays.
To cover for other administrators or medical secretary in the team during absences.
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.
Details
Date posted
03 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year Based on full time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-SW-4909
Job locations
Princess Anne Hospital
Coxford Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 5YA
Employer details
Employer name
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Princess Anne Hospital
Coxford Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 5YA
Employer's website
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