Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative Services
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 270-TE494-MH-F
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Marys Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/08/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Clinical Administrator
Band 4
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Clinical administrator to provide medical secretarial support to Consultant Psychiatrists and Non-medical prescribers within a Community Mental Health Team. The post holder will be the lead in the time management and processes that incorporate the activities of Consultant Psychiatrists and /or Non-medical Prescribers. The post holder needs to be efficient in prioritisation, time management and flexible to the needs of the service. The post holder must have the ability to use computer software and other electronical systems.
You will be the first port of call to assist the Consultant Psychiatrists and / or Non-medical prescribers in supporting them to fufill their duties.
You may be a first point of contact for service users calling into the CMHT and a friendly and helpful/responsive attitude is needed.
Main duties of the job
A range of secretarial and clerical skills will be required to support the smooth running of day-to-day operational issues for the supporting clinical teams, thus enabling a whole team approach with the aim of providing outstanding compassionate care.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- •Ability to work in a flexible way and respond to change.
- •Taking Responsibility – Take pride in your work and deliver to the highest standard
Desirable criteria
- •Reliable and consistent in approach, demonstrating empathy and an open communication style with all team members, fostering this culture across the team
- •Approachable and accessible to colleagues and across the organisation
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy
- • RSA Level three/Speed typing qualification or demonstrable experience (min 60 wpm
- • NVQ in Administration level 3
- • Knowledge of specialist medical terminology
- • Experience of providing administration and secretarial at a senior / executive level
- • Relevant current clinical administration experience
- • Experience of working with patient information systems
- • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
Desirable criteria
- • Shorthand or speed writing
- • Previous experience of working in the NHS
- • Previous experience of Systm1
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- • Full Driving Licence and use of car (or alternative mode of transport) or ability to travel across sites if required
- • Ability to deal sensitively with service users, carers and colleagues and maintain confidentiality and exercise judgement when dealing with sensitive issues
- • Ability to work under pressure and to work to deadlines
Desirable criteria
- • Good command and understanding of English, punctuation, and grammar
- • Commitment to personal development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katy Tidy
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07714272404
- Additional information
Claire Barron
Operational Manager
Tel: 07935 013311
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