We are looking for a self motivated and experienced individual who would welcome the opportunity to work within the Hartlepool Community Adult Mental Health Teams. The post is based in Stewart House, Hartlepool.
The primary role is to provide a Senior Administrator service/Medical Secretary to the team's Consultant Psychiatrists, Psychologist, Team Manager and other members of the Hartlepool Team .
This is an exciting opportunity to work within this very proactive friendly team by working collaboratively and contributing to the Multi-Disciplinary Team to support continual improvement and developments.
You will be required to support and maintain standard systems and processes set out by the Trust and locally. The successful candidate will need to have very good IT and organisational skills. The ability to prioritise workload, work under pressure to meet deadlines and demonstrate a flexible, motivated attitude to work will also be essential. Very good interpersonal and communication skills at all levels are required.
Previous Medical Secretarial/Clinical Secretarial is essential. A minute taking qualification or experience would be desirable. It is expected that applicants can evidence a good standard of general education and sound IT knowledge and experience, with competency in all Microsoft Office Applications being essential. Applicants should hold EITHER: BTEC Diploma/Level 3 Diploma in Leadership or Management or equivalent knowledge gained through relevant work experience plus awillingness to work towards the Level 5 in Leadership and Management within an agreed timescale.
The Admin Team consists of an Admin Co-Ordinator, Medical Secretary/Senior Administrators x 2, Team Secretary x 4 and Receptionists x 2. There are strong working links between these posts and the wider clinical team.
In Adult Mental Health we work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help adults and their families feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We connect with our communities and partners to ensure the right support is offered to the client group.
The main duty is to provide a Medical Secretary Service and Team support i.e. arranging clinics, managing diaries, taking minutes, supporting the processing of referrals and reports. In addition to acting as first point of contact for service users, families and carers dealing with a range of enquiries or concerns in person or over the telephone related to the clinical consultants work.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Stewart House
49-53 Church Street
Hartlepool
TS24 7DX
https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)