Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative Services
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.5 hours per week (Working days required Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.)
- Job ref
- 270-TF772-MH-A
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carey Suite, St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 08:00
Employer heading
CTPLD Clinical Administrator
Band 4
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Clinical administrator to provide secretarial support to a Consultant Psychiatrist and liaise with the wider Psychiatry and MDT within the Community Learning Disability Service.
The post holder needs to be skilled in prioritisation, have effective time management and be flexible to respond to the needs of the service. The post holder must have the ability to use computer software and other electronical systems.
You will be the first port of call to assist the Consultant Psychiatrist in supporting them to fulfil their duties.
You may be a first point of contact for service users calling into CTPLD and a friendly and helpful/responsive attitude is needed.
The Northamptonshire Community Team for People with Learning Disability delivers specialist multi-disciplinary healthcare to adults who have a learning disability presenting with physical health needs, a mental illness and/or challenging behaviour. The service provided is person centred and tailored to the individual and their environment, taking into account their ethnic and cultural backgrounds and needs. We provide this through direct support, joint working with other services and /or through offering consultancy to other professionals involved
Main duties of the job
A range of secretarial and clerical skills will be required to autonomously support the smooth running of day-to-day administration tasks for a designated Consultant. You will be pivotal in liaising with other medical secretaries in the team, enabling a cohesive team approach to facilitate outstanding compassionate care.
It is essential you are able to provide support to the Consultant Psychiatrist whilst ensuring conflicting demands are managed, provide onboarding support with new medical staffing team joining the team as well as supporting medical trainees/placement students under the lead of the Consultant Psychiatrists.
The post is based at St Mary's Hospital, Kettering although the team provide cover for the Northamptonshire area. You will need to be able to travel to other team bases and NHFT sites as required, therefore a UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes are essential.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- •Ability to work in a flexible way and respond to change.
- •Taking Responsibility – Take pride in your work and deliver to the highest standard
- •Approachable and accessible to colleagues and across the organisation
- •Reliable and consistent in approach, demonstrating empathy and an open communication style with all team members, fostering this culture across the team
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy
- • RSA Level three/Speed typing qualification or demonstrable experience (min 60 wpm
- • Knowledge of specialist clinical terminology
- • Experience of providing administration and secretarial at a senior / executive level
- • Relevant current clinical administration experience
- • Experience of working with patient information systems
- • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
Desirable criteria
- • Shorthand or speed writing
- • Previous experience of working in the NHS
- • Previous experience of Systm1
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, work under pressure and work to deadlines
- Dealing with telephone calls/ typing letters with distressing or emotional content
- Ability to deal sensitively with service users, carers and colleagues
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise judgement when dealing with sensitive issues
- Ability to concentrate where work pattern is unpredictable and there are frequent interruptions
- UK driving license and access to vehicle for work purposes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Simpson
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07596 568686
- Additional information
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