Community Mental Health Administration Supervisor

Job summary

We are currently looking for a Community Mental Health Team Administration Supervisor to join our Business Admin Support Team based at St Mary's Health Campus in Portsmouth.

You will work with a management team to lead and inspire a team of Secretaries, Administrators and Receptionists who support our Clinical staff, Doctors and Senior Leadership Team to provide effective and efficient support enabling the service to provide the best care to our patients. The role will also see you providing support to the B5 Admin Manager, Business Support Manager and Business Manager with projects/tasks etc as needed. Ideally you will have experience in a management/leadership role or an equivalent qualification.

You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to work flexibly, multitask and prioritise your work throughout the day, as well as enjoy a very varied workload. You will be comfortable working alone or with colleagues and will have a good knowledge of Microsoft Applications. Our CMHT team provide care to Portsmouth patients and work closely with our Inpatient Teams based at St James' Hospital. Solent is proud to support career development, and through regular supervisions and annual appraisals you will support your team to achieve their goals, whilst yourself benefiting from our fantastic Learning and Development opportunities to further your own skills and knowledge giving you the best opportunity to further your own career with Solent NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

• To provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support to the service
• To manage and supervise a team of Administrative staff as required
• To effectively prioritise personal and team workload maintaining confidentiality and diplomacy at all times
• To undertake admin and clerical duties relevant to the Service commensurate with Band 4 levels of responsibility
• To work without direct supervision and show extensive use of initiative in prioritising and making decisions in relation to effectively supporting the smooth operation of the service
• To ensure that the processes and procedures for the Community Mental Health Team, St Mary's Community Health Campus are followed and maintained on those entering and leaving the building
• To carry out other duties as necessary to meet the changing needs of Solent NHS Trust, in accordance with management requirements and appropriate to banding
• All duties will be carried out within the Trust's Information Governance, recording, and data sharing procedures and guidance

About us

Make a difference with us

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access

To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work

To deliver the best value for money

Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.