Job summary
Forward Thinking Birmingham is a ground breaking partnership delivering mental health services for children and young people aged between 0-25 years of age in Birmingham.
You will join us at an exciting time as we build on the first five years of the 0-25 mental health model by further refining our service delivery model through the creation of a further Medical Secretary role.
We are looking to recruit a Full Time Team Administrator to support ADHD Citywide Team. We are substantively recruiting Full Time vacancy. The post will be based at Finch Road West Team Birmingham.The successful candidate will help us to provide a Administrative support to the ADHD Citywide Serive, assisting them in achieving their objectives and to liaise with all relevant and appropriate services.
Main duties of the job
In your role you will ensure that all patient are organised effectively and efficiently so that patients are seen without clinical risk and within NHS guidelines and targets. You will need to show excellent organisational and communication skills as well as the ability to work well in a team to support the service to deliver high quality and timely patient care.
A good knowledge of IT skills including Outlook and Winscribe are essential, including knowledge of medical terminology.
Do you thrive in a busy, fast paced environment? Are you ready for a new challenge? Please come and join us!
For further details contact:
Cheryl Peace -0121 333 8333, 07909 686648, cherylpeace@nhs.net
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent qualifications or minimum of 2 year Med Sec experience
- Level 2 RSA/OCR word processing/typing qualification/equivalent experience
Desirable
- Level 3 word processing/ typing qualification
Knowledge and Nature of Experience
Essential
- Medical Secretarial experience
- Audio typing experience
- Good telephone manner
- Computer literacy
- Experience of working under pressure
- Diary management experience
- Attention to detail
- Waiting list experience
- Working knowledge of medical terminology
Desirable
- Working with people who suffer with Mental Health or other related problems
Professsional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Accuracy
- Excellent Communicator
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to use own initiative
- Able to work under pressure and multi-task
Desirable
- Neat appearance
- Enjoys busy work environment
Personal Skills / Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Working knowledge of medical terminology
- Good English and Numeracy
- Can work autonomously when necessary
- Time Management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Highly motivated
- Flexible - Able to adopt a flexible approach when required by the needs of the service
- Possess enthusiasm for developing the role
- Able to work the hours and duties required by the post
Desirable
- Experience of community / inpatient setting
- Departmental terminology
Other Requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent qualifications or minimum of 2 year Med Sec experience
- Level 2 RSA/OCR word processing/typing qualification/equivalent experience
Desirable
- Level 3 word processing/ typing qualification
Knowledge and Nature of Experience
Essential
- Medical Secretarial experience
- Audio typing experience
- Good telephone manner
- Computer literacy
- Experience of working under pressure
- Diary management experience
- Attention to detail
- Waiting list experience
- Working knowledge of medical terminology
Desirable
- Working with people who suffer with Mental Health or other related problems
Professsional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Accuracy
- Excellent Communicator
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to use own initiative
- Able to work under pressure and multi-task
Desirable
- Neat appearance
- Enjoys busy work environment
Personal Skills / Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Working knowledge of medical terminology
- Good English and Numeracy
- Can work autonomously when necessary
- Time Management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Highly motivated
- Flexible - Able to adopt a flexible approach when required by the needs of the service
- Possess enthusiasm for developing the role
- Able to work the hours and duties required by the post
Desirable
- Experience of community / inpatient setting
- Departmental terminology
Other Requirements
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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