Senior Administrator

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

The closing date is 29 April 2025

Job summary

Partake in the provision of a comprehensive, professional, effective secretarial and administrative service. To partake within the admin team for Data Quality. The post holder will work in conjunction the Team Manager and Admin Lead to provide a comprehensive degree of initiative, possess mature judgement, and maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with service users, their relatives, colleagues, and visitors.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be:

  • Required to work independently using initiative and applying a high degree of confidentiality to all of their work. Undertake non-routine duties without direct supervision, working within broad procedural guidelines.
  • Responsibility for ensuring all correspondence is accurately and appropriately presented using current methodologies and medical terminology used by the Team.
  • Highly skilled and experienced in the full range of secretarial work practices, phone calls, information sharing, arranging meetings, taking notes, software programmes, and specialised functional terms.
  • Highly proficient in PARIS (Patient Record System), advising and guiding others in the Team, supporting new users and instructing them as necessary. (Training provided).
  • Proficient internet skills to access, search and retrieve data relevant to Team.
  • Able to use touch typing, and shorthand skills as necessary in daily work.
  • Able to use knowledge, and experience to meet the needs of the Teams by completing non-routine tasks on a daily basis.
  • Able to update skills as necessary and attend mandatory training.
  • Able to work unsupervised, on a daily basis, prioritising own workload, using initiative as to what is routine and what is urgent.
  • Able to use agreed guidelines/procedures and develop knowledge/skills/qualifications when working autonomously and managing own work.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-7050045-A

Job locations

Kingslea House

Francis Road

Withington

M20 4XP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts
  • fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts
  • fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • 5x GCSE passes to include English and Maths

Desirable

  • Worked in an admin role in a clinical setting

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Management Experience

Desirable

  • Familiar with EPR system
  • IT Qualification
Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • 5x GCSE passes to include English and Maths

Desirable

  • Worked in an admin role in a clinical setting

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Management Experience

Desirable

  • Familiar with EPR system
  • IT Qualification

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

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Kingslea House

Francis Road

Withington

M20 4XP


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Kingslea House

Francis Road

Withington

M20 4XP


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Community Admin Manager

Tracy Clarke

Tracy.Clarke@gmmh.nhs.uk

01612710283

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-7050045-A

Job locations

Kingslea House

Francis Road

Withington

M20 4XP


Supporting documents

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