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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 9.00am-5.00pm)
Job ref
186-903-24-MH
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Pines, Highbury Hospital
Town
Bulwell
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Team Secretary

Band 3

Job overview

Working as part of an extremely busy diagnostic, support and prescribing service for clients with ADHD and ASD (autism), you'll be responsible for supporting MDT clinicians, the Service Manager, the wider admin team alongside supporting and having daily interactions with our patients.

Responsibilities are wide-ranging and varied. You'll deal with enquiries from other services and GP’s as well as from existing patients and those waiting to be assessed by our service. You'll be processing referrals to our service, supporting clinicians with all aspects of administration for the effective running of the service, handling incoming/outgoing calls, organising appointments, responding to email enquiries, processing patient prescriptions and supporting the multi-disciplinary team of clinicians working as part of the NeSS service 

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

Provide an efficient secretarial/administration/reception support service.

Produce high quality reports within agreed deadlines, as required.

To undertake office duties including diary management and message management, opening, and distributing mail, operation of brought forward systems, dealing with telephone calls and enquiries, production of documents, typing and audio typing, photocopying, collating of documents and electronic filing, as well as general administration support services. To deal with requests and enquiries and forward them to the relevant team member.

Facilitate meetings including venue booking, refreshments, producing and circulating agendas, recording attendance and accurate minute taking.

To be able to work flexibly and provide cover which may include the requirement to travel to different sites.

To collect and maintain accurate team information with regards to training undertaken, Clinical Supervision and any other database.

To monitor and order stock and non-stock items, as required.

Booking courses, accommodation, and travel requests, as and when required.

To manage, update and maintain diary schedules, ensuring that conflicting and amended appointments are actioned appropriately.

Working for our organisation

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire.  We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions.  We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for processing referrals received into the NeSS service using the appropriate  platform; Rio. You will also be involved with providing support and ensuring the best patient experience throughout the NeSS pathway journey. They will do this by the timely and accurate provision of all communication and administrative duties. You will be expected to be involved in,  and contribute to, team meetings, for example, business and MDT clinical meetings to offer administrative support. The post holder will also take calls directly from patients, GP's and other stakeholders.

Excellent communication skills are essential within this role.  This will involve daily contact with patients and exchange of confidential, sensitive information between staff, patients, carers and internal/external agencies, using tact, diplomacy and respect in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation, and constructively manages barriers to effect communication.

Maintain a position of integrity at all times whilst appreciating the need for a high level of confidentiality when dealing with patient/carer information and issues appertaining to this post, in line with Caldicott principles, the Data Protection Act and any new legislation arising in the future. Communicating in a manner and keeping accurate and complete records that are consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.

Typing/Word processing qualification to RSA/OCR III standard or equivalent level of experience 

Experience of audio-typing would be beneficial

Knowledge of a full range of Business & Administration procedures acquired through NVQ Level 3 or proven practical experience

Be proficient in the use of IT systems including Microsoft Office – Excel, Outlook, Word, Database & internal systems including Patient and staff Information systems

Good general education including English Language and Maths to GCSE or equivalent

Accurate minute taking skills

Ability to meet deadlines

Ability to work on own initiative

Excellent organisational skills

Team player

Understanding of data protection and maintaining strict confidentiality

Excellent communication skills

Experience of working in a customer-facing role

Experience of working in a busy environment

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Typing/word processing qualification to RSA/OCR III standard or equivalent level of experience
  • Knowledge of a full range of Business & Administration procedures acquired through NVQ Level 3 or proven practical experience
Desirable criteria
  • ECDL
  • Medical Terminology
  • Audio Typing

Training

Essential criteria
  • Microsoft Office i.e Database, Excel, Word, Powerpoint
  • Minute taking

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Scheduling/ Diary Management
  • Minute Taking
  • Experience of working in a customer-facing role
  • High Level Microsoft Office software
  • Previous experience of working in an office environment
  • Ability to work as an effective team member
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within the NHS
  • Knowledge of Patient Information Systems

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Computer literacy including Word, Excel, Outlook, Database
  • Maintain electronic records/information on computer

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, including excellent written and oral skills.
  • Administrative skills
  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Good numeracy and literacy skills
  • Numerate

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between venues
  • Requirement to complete Mandatory Training

Physical requirements

Essential criteria
  • Requirement for sitting in a restricted position for a substantial proportion of the working time
  • There is a frequent requirement to set up meeting/training rooms

Physical requirements

Essential criteria
  • Requirement for sitting in a restricted position for a substantial proportion of the working time
  • There is a frequent requirement to set up meeting/training rooms

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
  • All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebecca Bryan
Job title
NeSS Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9560893

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
Telephone
0115 667 0364 - Corporate/Mental Health Services
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