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CAMHS Mental Health Support Team
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (Must be able to work full day's on a Wednesday & Friday other day's/hours can be discussed - Please call Jamie Oliver on 0115 8760167 to discuss)
Job ref
186-760-24-MH-A
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Underwood House, Highbury Hospital
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59

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Team Secretary

Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Secretary to join our Admin Team working within CAMHS MHST based at Highbury Hospital.

MHST is an early intervention wellbeing service aimed at providing support for children young people and families around low-level emotional wellbeing needs, such as anxiety, low mood, managing emotions, and sleep. 

We link in directly with Nottinghamshire CAMHS teams and provide ‘in school’ sessions to promote positive mental health.

This is a part time role of 30 hours based at Highbury Hospital, Bulwell, Nottingham.

Previous Applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibility of the role is to provide administrative support to the team.  Duties will include  typing letters, room bookings, minute taking, taking calls, booking appointments using the Trust database system and holding electronic diaries.  Ideally, you should be flexible to cover other responsibilities to meet the demands of the service.  

The post involves speaking to service users, carers and other agencies.  You will be expected to be a team player.

Applicants must possess a typing/word processing qualification to at least RSA III/OCR equivalent, educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.  You will work under the direct supervision of the Admin Team Leader and have the ability to prioritise own work within tight deadlines.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential for this post.  

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 main duties/responsibilities of the role are:-

To provide a comprehensive, efficient and confidential, administrative and secretarial service to the multi-disciplinary team in the Mental Health Support Team.


To work in close co-operation with staff and other health professionals to ensure a quality service.


To be an active and supportive member of the MHST's administrative team.

(For full range of role responsibilities and duties please refer to the attached job description)

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 likeilood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Typing / Word Processing Qualification to RSA / OCR III standard or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of a full range of Business & Administration procedures acquired through NVQ Level 3 or proven practical experience
Desirable criteria
  • ECDL

Experience

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

Skills

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

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between venues
  • Requirement to complete mandatory training

Training

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

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Computer literacy including word, excel, outlook, database
  • Maintain electronic records/information on a computer

Values & Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Employers for CarersApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

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
Jaime Oliver
Job title
Mental Health Support Team Admin Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 8760167
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