Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Team Secretary

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Mental Health Care Division Admin and Clerical team as a Band 3 Team Secretary within the Health and Wellbeing Service at Broadoak Unit.

The role will provide admin support to our clinical teams based across the Health and Wellbeing Service at Broadoak Unit and The Neuromodulation Service based at the Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre.

The Health and Wellbeing Service is a busy clinic, which provides monitoring for the physical health of patients being prescribed Clozapine and Lithium. This service runs across several sites.

The Neuromodulation Service has a small team of specialist doctors and nurses based at the Neuromodulation Suite at Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre providing neuromodulation treatments (ECT and rTMS) for Mersey Care service users. Cover on this site is also required by the successful applicant.

This is a very busy area and part of a growing team.

The hours are full time 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have excellent communication and organisational skills.

An RSA II or equivalent is essential as is experience of working with Information systems.

Successful applicants will be able to organise their own workload and co-ordinate workload activities with other administration staff in the team. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and a friendly telephone manner. There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you are able to work on your own initiative.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-MHC6442535-A

Job locations

Health and Wellbeing Service

Broadoak Unit

Liverpool

L14 3PJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA II or equivalent
  • Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office products

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as medical secretary
  • Experience of information systems

Desirable

  • Experience/knowledge of people experiencing mental health issues
  • Experience of working in health care setting

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and non verbal
  • Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service delivery
  • Demonstrate the ability to organise own duties and prioritise taks within agreed timescales
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Audio typing skills
  • Willingness to gain understanding of local targets in order to take an active part in achieving targets relevant to the role
  • Ability to maintain confidentially

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

  • Flexible working approach.
  • Self motivated.
  • Professional attitude
  • Ability to adhere to strict deadlines.
  • Possess a caring, compassionate and empathic attitude.
  • Able to meet the Trust's professional standards e.g. dress code, customer care.
  • Ability/willingness to undergo further training as necessary.

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • High professional standards
  • Responsive to service users
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Strong customer service belief
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet
  • Change oriented

Other

Essential

  • Able to meet the Trust's professional standards e.g. dress code, customer care.
  • Ability/willingness to undergo further training as necessary.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA II or equivalent
  • Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office products

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as medical secretary
  • Experience of information systems

Desirable

  • Experience/knowledge of people experiencing mental health issues
  • Experience of working in health care setting

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and non verbal
  • Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service delivery
  • Demonstrate the ability to organise own duties and prioritise taks within agreed timescales
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Audio typing skills
  • Willingness to gain understanding of local targets in order to take an active part in achieving targets relevant to the role
  • Ability to maintain confidentially

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

  • Flexible working approach.
  • Self motivated.
  • Professional attitude
  • Ability to adhere to strict deadlines.
  • Possess a caring, compassionate and empathic attitude.
  • Able to meet the Trust's professional standards e.g. dress code, customer care.
  • Ability/willingness to undergo further training as necessary.

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • High professional standards
  • Responsive to service users
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Strong customer service belief
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet
  • Change oriented

Other

Essential

  • Able to meet the Trust's professional standards e.g. dress code, customer care.
  • Ability/willingness to undergo further training as necessary.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Health and Wellbeing Service

Broadoak Unit

Liverpool

L14 3PJ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Health and Wellbeing Service

Broadoak Unit

Liverpool

L14 3PJ


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Administration Manager

Stefanie Corkhill

stefanie.corkhill@merseycare.nhs.uk

07920362053

Details

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-MHC6442535-A

Job locations

Health and Wellbeing Service

Broadoak Unit

Liverpool

L14 3PJ


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