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Main area
Administration - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Four days in the office and 1 day working from home)
Job ref
267-OC7366326
Employer
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Temple Court
Town
Bristol
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/09/2025 23:59

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Team Administrator - CAMHS - Keynsham

Band 4

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.


 

Job overview

Are you interested in supporting the emotional wellbeing of children and young people?

The Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Mental Health Support Team is seeking an administrator to enhance our existing administration support.

We are a friendly and welcoming team made up of a Clinical Lead Psychologist, Clinical Team Manager, Deputy Team Manager, Supervisors, Education Mental Health Practitioners, and an administrator. Our clinical team currently delivers interventions in 46% of schools across B&NES. As the service continues to grow, additional administrative support is needed to assist clinicians with the demands of their roles.

Working alongside the current team administrator, you will be responsible for processing referrals and ensuring they are recorded and allocated on the electronic health record system (Rio). You will have regular contact with parents, carers, and young people to coordinate appointments.

You will also be expected to prepare materials required for interventions and maintain an organised office environment to support the clinical team. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail are essential.

Main duties of the job

  • Contact young people or parents/carers to arrange appointments and ensure required outcome measures are completed in advance where possible.
  • Process new referrals and accurately input patient information and treatment details into spreadsheets.
  • Maintain and update the status of referrals using the electronic health record system (Rio).
  • Answer telephone calls, take clear messages, and ensure they are passed on to the appropriate clinician.
  • Support clinicians by printing and preparing intervention materials, and assist with pulling data from reporting systems when needed.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible 

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Lease car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Mental Health First Aiders
  • Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
  • Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Please provide an example/s of where you have used IT Skills and packages to help you complete an administration task

Safeguarding

Essential criteria
  • Describe your approach to safeguarding children. How would you as an administrator, ensure their safety and well-being?

Scenario

Essential criteria
  • This role will require you to be able to adapt and prioritise, please explain below how you would deal with this scenario - You are dealing with an email, the phone rings and your colleague asks you to assist them with a task

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a team setting, how did you support your colleagues?

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthNHS 75th BirthdayDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ceri Webb
Job title
Clinical Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01865 903957
Additional information

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own. 

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application. 

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