Team Administrator
Job Description
Job summary
If you are looking for an administrator role where you are valued and want to be part of a team that supports people with mental health and their families, then this is the role for you!
We recognise the importance of the job you do and we know that we can not function without you!
In this role you will utilise all of your expertise in providing a standard administration function which will ensure the smooth running of the service. This may be ordering stationery, minute taking, answering telephones and responding to emails. You will be responsible for managing the team's mailbox and formatting letters written by the team.
The role is within the Community Mental Health Team based in Winsford and the team includes Mental Health Practitioners and Clinical Leads.
In this Administrator role, you will be an important part of a team, and help to make a difference to people and their families.
This post is part time for 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Team Administrator to join the community mental health team at Vale House Resource Centre.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced individual who is able to provide a strictly confidential full administrative service making full use of electronic communication, computers and databases to support the effective delivery of the role and exercise total discretion at all times when working with the team and outside agencies.
Excellent time management and communication skills are essential for this role. We require an individual that can respond appropriately to sensitive information, and to be able to effectively support and help patients and their families that use our services.
About us
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.We also offer up to three weeks' induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of good typing skills e.g. RSA 111/NVQ Level III in an admin related subject or equivalent
Desirable
- ECDL
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Working knowledge of software programmes e.g. Microsoft office applications
- Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality
Desirable
- Audio typing skills
- Minute/note taking experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing secretarial/administrative duties
Desirable
- Experience of working in a health environment
- Experience of working as a member of a team in an office environment
- Experience of general finance systems
- Experience of processes and procedures within this service area
- Experience of supporting the organisation of seminars, conferences, workshops etc
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
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Vale House
High Street
Winsford
CW7 2AS
Employer's website
https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
