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Apprentice Administration Assistant

NHS

Job Description

Job summary

The above post has become available within Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust for a dynamic, self-motivated, forward thinking administration apprentice.

The post will be within Canterbury CMHSOP (Older Peoples Mental Health Services for Canterbury).

This post is based at our office on the St Martins Hospital Site, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1TD for 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9.00-17.00).

The post holder will study for a Business Administration Apprenticeship at level 3.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and keyboard skills, be a competent typist, possess a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, pay attention to detail, be able to work to tight deadlines and adapt to changing/challenging situations.

You will be required to use the RIO software package and training will be provided.

Prior to interview you will be required to undertake a typing test, a numeracy and literacy test as well as a written Trust Values Exercise.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, youngpeopleand adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mentalillness, butlive well.It'swhywe'repassionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive,curiousand confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a teamthat'sworking well together.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths and English GCSE

Desirable

  • Maths and English GCSE Grade C/4 or Above

I.T Skills

Essential

  • I.T. experience

Desirable

  • I.T. qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Gregory House, Canterbury

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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