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Job overview

The band 4 Team Coordinator would directly manage the administrative provision for the CAMHS service based in Leeds and York both with good transport links between both areas of the service.    

The successful candidate should be enthusiastic and motivated in supporting both the multi-disciplinary team and the team of administrators.

We are looking for:
•    A team player to work in a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), who has experience of line management, able to implement, direct, monitor, and review systems and processes while delivering a high-quality administrative support service to the MDT. 
•    Someone who understands the importance of motivating a group of people to act towards a common goal.  
•    A Self-motivated person with excellent time management skills and able to achieve deadlines.  
•    An excellent communicator, with proven organisational skills and the ability to work independently and accept direction from the Service manager. 
•    Word processing skills to a high level, with demonstrable knowledge and experience of electronic systems i.e. EPR systems such as Care Director or similar  
•    Someone who enjoys a varied role, with the ability to problem solve, negotiate and resolve issues as they arise.
•    You will need to be flexible to meet service requirements working as part of a clinical service support team.

Main duties of the job

The job holder will take responsibility for the provision of a professional, efficient and confidential administrative and secretarial service to the multi-disciplinary under the direction of the Team Leader, supported by an agreed job plan. The job holder will fully support the administrative team as necessary working together to deal with continuously developing demands. 
You will create and maintain excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills to ensure effective working relationships at all levels, internal and external to the Trust, including NHS and no NHS organisations across the national health community. 
You will work with the Team leader, with strong liaison with the OPS manager of the service, being professionally responsible to the Admin Support ensuring full support and the developing demands of this role and the administrative team are met.   

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. 

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa. 

 

 

 

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Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Please note that from 1^st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge.

LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children.  Please refer to job description for further information.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a  focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. 

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. 

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs. 

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.

In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

 

In submitting an application for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not. 

If you have not received any further communication from us within four weeks you are asked to assume that your application has been unsuccessful. If you should have any queries regarding progress with your application form please contact us.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.