[ref. g3190821] Clinical Support Team Administrator - NHS

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.

Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

If so, we’d love you to join us!

We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require

JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION

Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.

It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV’s alone will not be accepted.

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Job overview

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Team Administrator to work in our Central Youth Team based at 80 St Stephens in Norwich. The role will be offered on a permanent, full-time basis.

We offer a welcoming, friendly, and supportive environment that puts the needs and care of our service users first and provides a responsive administration service. You will be encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge and we may ask you to spend time networking with other bases to facilitate this process.

This role will require a confident, level-headed individual who has experience of supporting a busy team, is able to respond to changing priorities and delivering accurate work within tight deadlines. You should have a good understanding of confidentiality and data protection.

Main duties of the job

he ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, the ability to prioritise and spin lots of plates at once, as well as demonstrable administrative experience.

You will be joining a fast-paced and changing environment using a range of clinical systems and Microsoft packages. A working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel and Outlook will be essential. Knowledge of the Trust systems such as Lorenzo would be an advantage, however training would be given in respect to any training needs.

You must possess excellent time management skills, a positive approach and be able to remain calm under pressure. The successful candidate will need to have the ability to confidently and sensitively deal with telephone calls from individuals who may sometimes be distressed or upset.

You should be able to evidence a flexible response to service needs and the ability to think creatively. Experience of working to deadlines, on your own initiative and maintaining strict confidentiality are also essential.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ROLE SUMMARY

Respond to the administrative needs of the service to ensure that the requirements of the organisation are met.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Support

Provide accurate, prompt and efficient secretarial/administrative support to the clinical multidisciplinary team which may include spreadsheets and reports.

Use electronic systems to input and access information as required by the clinical multidisciplinary team.

Deal with and process all types of patient referrals liaising directly with General Practitioners, clinical staff including medical staff from other areas.

Liaise with clinical team members in relation to urgent referrals or other emergencies.

Provide non-clinical information to patients and families, where necessary, including cancellation of appointments.

Take and process minutes for teams (across the Locality).

Person specification

Qualifications

• Pitman/RSA III Typing/Word Processing or equivalent secretarial experience at intermediate level
• NVQ3 Business Administration or equivalent or working towards
• NVQ2 Customer Services or working towards

• Shorthand
• Knowledge of Trust electronic record system

Experience

• Understanding and experience in a full range of secretarial procedures and systems gained through practice at intermediate level
• Working on own initiative with minimal supervision
• Ability to work with senior members of staff across a large organisation

• Staff Supervision/Appraisal process

Skills

• Excellent articulate communication skills
• Ability to coordinate and prioritise management diaries
• ICT Skills including Microsoft, especially spreadsheets and presentations e.g Excel and PowerPoint or equivalent

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of Microsoft packages or equivalent
• Maintaining administrative/secretarial systems

• Knowledge of NHS policy/procedures
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Other

• Able to work flexible across a range of different sites/offices

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)

FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.

Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.

The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.

This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.