Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Mobile Team Administrator

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Job summary

Due to the evolving needs of our service a new role has been created for an administrator to cover the Children's Therapy Service Central and West locality. You will support all three therapy teams of Children's Speech & Language, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. You will be initially based at Minerva Health Centre, Lowthorpe Road, Preston. The needs of the service will dictate your base however, you will be given your place of work on a Rota basis. You will have free parking on site at The Minerva Health Centre and at our Adlington Clinic.

Our service provides vital care for children needing support. CTS plays pivotal role in a child's development and well being. You will be the first point of contact for care givers and professionals who refer into the service.

Main duties of the job

With a demanding workload in a busy office environment your duties will include but not be limited to administration tasks including; booking appointments electronically, taking calls processing reports, liaising with the clinical teams, coordinate activities to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

You will have a minimum of 1 year's administration and clerical experience. Your application must demonstrate proven experience of working with the public preferably in a health care or clerical setting.

Our teams are focused and driven with the care of our service users at the heart of everything they do.

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

31 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN968-LW-B

Job locations

Minerva Health Centre

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

  • Business Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 3/RSA 3 typing or word processing or equivalent experience
  • GCSE English Language and Mathematics A-C
  • ECDL or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of a range of secretarial duties Good understanding of Microsoft Office applications
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding Agenda
  • Knowledge of Customer Service approaches

Experience

Essential

  • Working in a secretarial role
  • Data inputting and checking
  • Working in a customer service environment

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Treats people with courtesy and respect at all times
  • A flexible approach to work
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Business Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 3/RSA 3 typing or word processing or equivalent experience
  • GCSE English Language and Mathematics A-C
  • ECDL or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of a range of secretarial duties Good understanding of Microsoft Office applications
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding Agenda
  • Knowledge of Customer Service approaches

Experience

Essential

  • Working in a secretarial role
  • Data inputting and checking
  • Working in a customer service environment

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Treats people with courtesy and respect at all times
  • A flexible approach to work

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Minerva Health Centre

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

Minerva Health Centre

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:

Deputy Admin Lead

Carol Mooney

Carol.mooney@lscft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

31 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN968-LW-B

Job locations

Minerva Health Centre

Preston

PR1 6SB


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