Team Administrator

Are you looking for a varied, fast-paced role?

Does a role in the NHS, supporting crucial mental health services motivate you?

We are recruiting Team Administrators to join our Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams to work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team providing full secretarial services.

This role sits within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams across Brighton and Hove. You will be joining the team at an exciting time of development and expansion as we adapt and enhance our ways of working to meet the growing needs of the Trust.

This is a varied role with lots of progression available to the right person. You will be joining a team of administration colleagues who are committed to delivering an effective administration service.

Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams are a vital part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and we are looking to recruit to a number of Band 3 Team Administrator posts .

Central Neighbourhood Mental Health Team 1 x full time post based at Mill View Hospital, Hove

West Mental Health Neighbourhood Team 1 x 0.8 (30 hours) post based at Mill View Hospital, Hove

Specialist Older Adults Team 1 x 0.4 (15 hours) post Thursday and Friday based at Mill View Hospital

East Mental Health Neighbourhood Team 1 x full time post based at East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre, Brighton General Hospital

East Mental Health Neighbourhood Team 1 x 0.8 (30 hours) post based at East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre, Brighton General Hospital

Working closely with Clinicians, key areas of focus in this role will be:

• Providing a comprehensive, high quality secretarial service
• Organising client appointments, updating calendars, booking interpreters as required
• Booking in initial assessments
• Minute taking
• Dealing sensitively with people, both on the telephone and in person, taking accurate messages and relaying them to the appropriate people and/or taking follow up action as required using appropriate initiative
• As well as undertaking other general administration duties

You will need to use your strong people skills, attention to detail and motivation to constantly improve the way we work.

The Neighbourhood Mental Health Service provides a Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm service for people experiencing mental health difficulties in the community in partnership with a wide range of health services.

Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex .

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other key survey results:

70% highlighting flexible working as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team

77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Full training will be provided on our new patient information system

Buddy appointed on joining the team as a support

Monthly supervision

Yearly appraisals

Opportunities to undertake additional training courses organised by the Trust

Pension Scheme

Offers and Discounts available through the Blue Light Card

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• An understanding of office management systems (Microsoft Suite)
• Knowledge of general admin procedures
• Ability to multitask
• Problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional and friendly demeanour

In order to be a successful Team Administrator in our team you will require:

• An understanding of office management systems (Microsoft Suite)
• Knowledge of general admin procedures
• Ability to multitask
• Problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional and friendly demeanour

See attached Job Description and…