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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The post will be part of the Physical Health Psychology Specialty in the ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)Service within the Older Adults & Frailty Division of LPFT.

The Physical Health Psychology Specialty currently provides county-wide rehabilitation assessment, support and rehabilitation therapy to patients both Adults and Children with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/ME and adults with cancer. Lincolnshire has an area of approximately 220 square miles and has a population of 751,171 (2017). Service users are seen in clinics, hospitals and in their own homes across Lincolnshire.

Referrals to the Service come from a variety of sources, including GP's, Neurology, Rheumatology, Mental Health, CAMHS and other associated professionals. Because of the nature of the disabilities caused by CFS/ME some patients may need to be seen in their homes or at local NHS facilities.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of support service to all colleagues resulting in safe and effective treatments for service users & their families/carers

Duties provided within defined time standards

Compliance with appropriate legislation and LPFT policies

Feedback from colleagues and other stakeholders

Compliance with CQC standards

Accurate and appropriate information is recorded appropriately using the Trust's information systems

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.

This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Date posted

24 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

274-11317-OA

Job locations

ME/CFS Physical Health Psychology

Manthorpe Centre, Grantham Hospital, 101 Manthorpe Road

Grantham

NG31 8DG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Get in touch today!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Get in touch today!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Business Administration or equivalent skill level
  • GCSE in English, grades A-C or grade 9-4 or level 2 Literacy or equivalent;
  • ECDL or equivalent including basic knowledge of all MS Office packages - including Microsoft Office calendar for diary management

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience of working in a general administrative background

Skills

Essential

  • Good standard of education including proficient in Word processing and IT skills conversant with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Understands Code of Conduct in relation to Data Protection and Information Governance
  • Organise and plan activities relating to own workload on a day to day basis, some on going and complex, adjusting own workload in response to prevailing circumstances
  • Managing own activity within sphere of responsibility. Ability to accurately input confidential data onto a database.
  • EXCELLENT ACCURACY - inputting data on bespoke electronic patient records and Excel Database
  • Competency with MS Excel

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Proactive
  • Fleixble
  • Taking ownership of assigned tasks and proactively seeing them through to completion
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Business Administration or equivalent skill level
  • GCSE in English, grades A-C or grade 9-4 or level 2 Literacy or equivalent;
  • ECDL or equivalent including basic knowledge of all MS Office packages - including Microsoft Office calendar for diary management

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience of working in a general administrative background

Skills

Essential

  • Good standard of education including proficient in Word processing and IT skills conversant with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Understands Code of Conduct in relation to Data Protection and Information Governance
  • Organise and plan activities relating to own workload on a day to day basis, some on going and complex, adjusting own workload in response to prevailing circumstances
  • Managing own activity within sphere of responsibility. Ability to accurately input confidential data onto a database.
  • EXCELLENT ACCURACY - inputting data on bespoke electronic patient records and Excel Database
  • Competency with MS Excel

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Proactive
  • Fleixble
  • Taking ownership of assigned tasks and proactively seeing them through to completion

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

ME/CFS Physical Health Psychology

Manthorpe Centre, Grantham Hospital, 101 Manthorpe Road

Grantham

NG31 8DG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

ME/CFS Physical Health Psychology

Manthorpe Centre, Grantham Hospital, 101 Manthorpe Road

Grantham

NG31 8DG


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

ME/CFS Service Lead

Lynsey Woodman

lynseywoodman@nhs.net

01476464046

Date posted

24 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

274-11317-OA

Job locations

ME/CFS Physical Health Psychology

Manthorpe Centre, Grantham Hospital, 101 Manthorpe Road

Grantham

NG31 8DG


Supporting documents

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