Job overview

We are looking for a  administrator to work with an exciting new team which supports children and young people within schools to help them access mental health support earlier and when they need it. The Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are based within schools and operate across Suffolk. The current vacancy will be for a team based in the East Suffolk area. However, there may be some responsibilities to support the West Suffolk team.

The successful candidate will work with the team providing ongoing day-to-day administrative support and assisting the MHST leadership team to continually refine and improve the service offered.  They will work alongside the other administrators in the service. 

Main duties of the job

The ideal post holder will be keen and motivated to improve the care and support offered to young people. The post holder will need to be well organised, have experience in administrative settings, and ideally have knowledge about healthcare/the NHS. They will work under the supervision of the Senior Clinical Administrator and Clinical Team Managers and be responsible for supporting their teams. There will be opportunities to work collaboratively with and gain support from the wider Suffolk admin team.

Please see the attached job description for full details of the post.

Working for our organisation

A job in the Suffolk MHSTs will inevitably be challenging and demanding at times, but it will also be immensely rewarding and provide you with great opportunities to make a genuine difference to the lives of others. You will join a team that has developed a caring, creative and hard-working environment; your ideas about how this new service continues to develop and grow will be highly valued.

Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays