Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 4 Clinical Services Lead Administrator - Bristol

The closing date is 22 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and diligent administrator to provide all round admin support to the Secure, Specialised and CAMHS (SSC) Divisional Management Team.

This is a busy and varied role working in collaboration with the SSC Business Manager to support the Management Team for SSC, requiring strong administrative and organisational skills. You will need to be flexible and reactive to the current requests and demands, whilst managing your own workload.

Main duties of the job

Good Microsoft Office skills including Outlook and MS Teams are essential as the role includes diary organisation and meeting support. There will be a range of NHS and AWP systems to become familiar with including systems that support incident reporting, compliments and complaints (full training and support will be given).

The role holder will become part of our supportive and friendly admin network in SSC. AWP are able to offer training opportunities to support those wishing to develop their skills and career, including admin focused professional development events. AWP also offer all staff monthly one to one supervision and annual appraisals.

This is a full time role (Monday to Friday 9-5).

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-SEC048-0525

Job locations

Bybrook Lodge

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 2EW


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will be varied and reactive to the needs of the divisional management, including becoming involved in projects and transitions. .

Some of the responsibilities will include:

a) Answering emails, appropriately sharing information and signposting. We would want the role holder to develop a good sense of prioritising and what needs escalating.

b) Working closely with the Business Manager in providing support to the SSC Management Team, including diary management.

c) Arranging meetings, booking rooms, creating agendas and minute taking (formal and informal, face to face and MS Teams). This will include regular governance meetings and may include sensitive meetings.

d) Using a wide range of NHS and AWP Admin and IT Systems purchase orders, NHS supplies, Ourspace, MS Office, room booking, basic Rio, Report Zone.

e) Supporting senior management with the processes for incidents reporting and complaint resolution.

f) Having knowledge and experience of AWP admin and IT systems - purchase orders, NHS supplies, Ourspace, all MS Office, room booking, basic Rio, Reportzone, Ulysses incident reporting.

g) Gaining knowledge of performance monitoring requirements for the teams in the locality and supporting the collation of monthly performance reports.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will be varied and reactive to the needs of the divisional management, including becoming involved in projects and transitions. .

Some of the responsibilities will include:

a) Answering emails, appropriately sharing information and signposting. We would want the role holder to develop a good sense of prioritising and what needs escalating.

b) Working closely with the Business Manager in providing support to the SSC Management Team, including diary management.

c) Arranging meetings, booking rooms, creating agendas and minute taking (formal and informal, face to face and MS Teams). This will include regular governance meetings and may include sensitive meetings.

d) Using a wide range of NHS and AWP Admin and IT Systems purchase orders, NHS supplies, Ourspace, MS Office, room booking, basic Rio, Report Zone.

e) Supporting senior management with the processes for incidents reporting and complaint resolution.

f) Having knowledge and experience of AWP admin and IT systems - purchase orders, NHS supplies, Ourspace, all MS Office, room booking, basic Rio, Reportzone, Ulysses incident reporting.

g) Gaining knowledge of performance monitoring requirements for the teams in the locality and supporting the collation of monthly performance reports.

Person Specification

Assessment

Essential

  • NVQ3/QCF in administration or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Knowledge of routine and non-routine administrative process
  • Experience of working in a busy office and prioritising own workload
  • Understanding and empathy towards mental health
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
  • Minute taking experience

Desirable

  • Administration experience in a health or social care setting or within a mental health team
  • Experience of supervising staff
  • Experience of monitoring KPIs
Person Specification

Assessment

Essential

  • NVQ3/QCF in administration or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Knowledge of routine and non-routine administrative process
  • Experience of working in a busy office and prioritising own workload
  • Understanding and empathy towards mental health
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
  • Minute taking experience

Desirable

  • Administration experience in a health or social care setting or within a mental health team
  • Experience of supervising staff
  • Experience of monitoring KPIs

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Bybrook Lodge

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 2EW


Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Bybrook Lodge

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 2EW


Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

SSC Business Manager

Claire Galliers

claire.galliers@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-SEC048-0525

Job locations

Bybrook Lodge

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 2EW


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