Support Service Team Secretary

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen, as we are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced candidate to provide day to day secretarial and administration support to the ME/CFS Service (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). If you possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, are able to effectively prioritise your workload, and have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, we would love to hear from you.

The successful applicant will need to be highly motivated, positive, and able to work under pressure, often managing conflicting demands on their time, as well as meeting tight deadlines. The support service team is a friendly and busy team, and, if you are successful, you will be expected to be a key player in its day-to-day running.

Admin and secretarial support is required Monday to Friday between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm.

Main duties of the job

We need someone with excellent secretarial and administration skills, who must be willing to work flexibly within a busy outpatient department. You must be able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication, inter-personal, and administration skills.

You will be responsible for liaising with members of the public, GP's, and other hospital professionals via telephone and email, whilst ensuring that an efficient service is being provided to all users. You will have good IT skills with experience of MS Word and Excel. Responsibilities include minute taking, typing and use of electronic patient record systems including Care Director, NHS Spine, BigHand, Fluency Direct, and others. Prior knowledge of these systems would be preferable but is not essential as full training will be provided.

The successful post holder will also be expected to provide cover for colleagues at short notice if required.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

ME/CFS Service, Liaison Psychiatry

Newsam Centre

Leeds

LS14 6WB

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

ME/CFS Service, Liaison Psychiatry

Newsam Centre

Leeds

LS14 6WB

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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