Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for an administrator to join the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Team, who support service users in the community with their employment goals.

You will provide admin support to the IPS Team members - please see job description for more information.

The post holder will support the team mainly in defined localities within Lincolnshire but cover for other geographical areas covered by the Trust may be required if the need arises.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive, efficient and effective administrative and secretarial support to the team. To provide a high quality and responsive liaison service to other managers, agencies and professionals within or associated.

Expected duties would include but not be limited to:

Dealing with incoming mail, the provision of minute taking, appointment diaries

To respond to queries and incoming calls on a daily basis

To ensure patient and staff confidentiality is maintained at all times adhering to Trust and national policy

To manage own workload, seeking advice when required, performing routine office procedures including typing of reports, letters and other documents, opening and distributing correspondence, dealing with outgoing post, photocopying, filing in accordance with current trust procedures

To provide a typing support to the team including reports, letters, minutes

To have a thorough working knowledge of electronic systems including e mail, SHARON, RI

To maintain healthcare records within the area of responsibility including the accurate scanning of documents and compilation of records for new patients, in accordance with the Trust Records Management Policy

To recognise the need for flexibility and be willing to undertake extra duties as and when required

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family,  Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.