Band 3 Clinical Services Administrator

Job overview

Are you an experienced, highly motivated administrator looking for a new challenge? Are you approachable, friendly and compassionate with enthusiasm for developing new skills? If this describes you then this could be the opportunity for you to join a progressive and forward thinking mental health service.

This varied and interesting role provides administrative support to the ward team. You will demonstrate good initiative and judgement, as you will have to work independently but also as part of the wider ward admin team. Good communication and organisational skills are vital. Service user care is at the heart of our work so empathy and compassion goes without saying.

Ideally you will have previous clerical and administrative experience and have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

To provide comprehensive administration support to multidisciplinary teams, wards or departments including named medical staff, junior medical staff and the system-wide multi-disciplinary team.
This will include being the first point of contact for that team, ward or department and could involve duties such as meeting and greeting visitors, receiving initial enquiries and directing telephone calls

You will need to be flexible and reactive to the current requests and demands.

You will have empathy with/and or experience of working with people who have experienced mental health and you will need a degree of resilience as some of the work can include details of a distressing nature, though full support is given by AWP through peer support, regular formal supervision and access to the Employee Assist programme.