Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Receptionist & Administration Officer

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Job summary

The post is for 30 hours (0.80 WTE) to be worked over four days each week and is currently offered as a fixed term 12 month opportunity.

AtRecovery College we offercourses that are co-designed, alongside people with lived experience and professionals by experience, to help people find accessible and fun health and wellbeing opportunities important to them.

We work alongside a range of community partners to bring the very best opportunities in your local area. We want to help people make connections in their community and we're able to signpost to support when needed. By working with a range of different partners, we hope to bring opportunities that are relevant to our community and people's recovery journeys.

We offer a modern workspace, working alongside a friendly and passionate team that prioritises wellbeing and opportunity to develop.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and empathic people person to join our Recovery College team at our new site in Deepdale, Preston. You will be customer focussed with a passion for engaging with the community and helping people access a wide range of health and wellbeing opportunities.

You will provide front-line reception duties, welcoming all to Recovery College, whilst maintaining and updating clerical records that support the operational delivery of the service.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Details

Date posted

24 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,270 to £21,318 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-CS2138-SHA

Job locations

Recovery College, Minerva Health Centre

Lowthorpe Road

Preston

PR1 6SB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 OCR Level 1 or 2 or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working with databases
  • Working with Microsoft Office applications

Skills

Essential

  • Good grammar and numeracy skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Data input and retrieval
  • Ability to communicate effectively both written & verbal
  • Good organisational skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 OCR Level 1 or 2 or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working with databases
  • Working with Microsoft Office applications

Skills

Essential

  • Good grammar and numeracy skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Data input and retrieval
  • Ability to communicate effectively both written & verbal
  • Good organisational skills

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Recovery College, Minerva Health Centre

Lowthorpe Road

Preston

PR1 6SB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Recovery College, Minerva Health Centre

Lowthorpe Road

Preston

PR1 6SB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Manager, Mental Health

Suzie Smith

Suzie.Smith@lscft.nhs.uk

01772695365

Details

Date posted

24 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£20,270 to £21,318 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-CS2138-SHA

Job locations

Recovery College, Minerva Health Centre

Lowthorpe Road

Preston

PR1 6SB


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