Job Title: Clinical Support Team Administrator

Location: Mariner House, Ipswich, IP1 2BU OR Child Health Centre, Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3ND

Trust: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Payrate: Band 3, £14.05 per hour

Shift Patterns: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm OR 9:00am - 5:00pm (37.5 hours per week)

Duration: Start: ASAP End date: Roughly 3 - 6 months

Experience Required:

• Strong administrative experience
• Ability to handle difficult conversations as the postholder will be dealing with calls in Mental Health setting

Job Description:

• Provide secretarial / administrative support to the team in order that they can provide an efficient service to all customers.
• Respond to the administrative needs of the service to ensure that the requirements of the organisation are met.
• Supervise lower banded staff.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Support

• Provide accurate, prompt and efficient secretarial/administrative support to the clinical multidisciplinary team which may include spreadsheets and reports.
• Use electronic systems to input and access information as required by the clinical multidisciplinary team.
• Deal with and process all types of patient referrals liaising directly with General Practitioners, clinical staff including medical staff from other areas.
• Liaise with clinical team members in relation to urgent referrals or other emergencies.
• Provide non-clinical information to patients and families, where necessary, including cancellation of appointments.
• Take and process minutes for teams (across the Locality).

General

• Diary management as required for team members to include appointments / meetings, regular commitments to assist in organising the workload.
• Ensure confidential information is retained and stored in line with Trust policy in an efficient and effective manner.
• Use set procedures to undertake administrative and secretarial functions around legislative procedures i.e. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act.
• Attend and contribute to internal/external meetings relevant to the post as delegated by the line manager.
• Provide cover for other administrative staff during holidays and sickness, across the Locality.
• Liaise with maintenance departments as delegated by line manager regarding buildings and general maintenance.
• Liaise with IT departments as delegated by line manager regarding problems / faults with electronic equipment etc.
• Be responsive, adaptable and flexible to working across the locality bases.
• Undertake other appropriate duties as directed, being adaptable and flexible to service needs and changes across the locality.

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