Team Administrator - Bucks Adult Mental Health Gateway

Team Administrator – Bucks Adult Mental Health Gateway

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you will be part of a new busy and supportive team within Adult Mental Health Services in Buckinghamshire?

The post holder will provide administrative support to the service launched in January 2023 – the Buckinghamshire Adult Mental Health Gateway Service.

The service provides a streamlined, central access for all Adult Mental Health referrals from Primary Care and other professionals, a clinical assessment before passing the referral onto specialist Mental Health Services for assessment. Bucks Adult Gateway also provides Community Navigation to patients accessing the voluntary sector and pharmacy and clinical advice directly to GPs.

Provide an efficient, high quality, confidential administrative and secretarial service to the Bucks Adult Mental Health Gateway Team, ensuring the smooth running of the secretarial and administration provision. Administer an electronic client information system. Organise day‑to‑day operations, manage post, monitor inboxes, input referrals and other clerical duties. Facilitate communication and liaison with patients, families, colleagues within the Trust and external organisations.

Maintain databases, collect and input data relating to team activity and produce reports as necessary.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

• High level knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and Power Point
• Recognised secretarial qualification (RSA level
  2) or equivalent

• Administration or secretarial experience in an NHS setting
• Experience working with confidential documents
• Other admin or secretarial experience

• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and use own initiative
• Ability to work effectively in a busy environment

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.