Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a part time (30 hours), highly motivated band 4 Team Administrator, to provide a comprehensive and efficient administration service for our Healthcare Team within the Barton Moss Secure Children’s Home (SCH). 

The SCH’s provide high quality residential care to boys aged between 11 and 18. The boys can come from anywhere in England.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive and confidential administrative support to the Healthcare Team within Barton Moss Secure Children’s Homes.  The role will also include line management of junior members of the admin team.

As the Team Assistant you should have strong organisational and communication skills and be able to work closely and collaboratively with clinicians and managers and strive for high quality standards both personally and for the service. You will be responsible for dealing with queries, maintaining accurate records.   As a point of telephone contact for the healthcare team, the ability to demonstrate excellent customer service is an essential part of this post. The candidate will also be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, sustain quality in their document production, manage their own workload on a day-to-day basis, and prioritise work to meet deadlines.

Main duties of the job

To provide a responsive, comprehensive, and innovative secretarial and administration service to the Healthcare team within Barton Moss Secure Children’s Home. 

As the Team Administrator you should have strong organisational and communication skills and be able to work closely and collaboratively with clinicians and managers and strive for high quality standards both personally and for the service. You will be responsible for dealing with queries, maintaining accurate records.   As a point of telephone contact for the healthcare team, the ability to demonstrate excellent customer service is an essential part of this post. The candidate will also be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, sustain quality in their document production, manage their own workload on a day-to-day basis, and prioritise work to meet deadlines.

To provide line management and supervision to junior members of the administration team and cover other services when necessary.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.